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Old 11-22-2013, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman View Post
Of my former students, the worst name ever was: Gredericka. Pronounced Gred-reek-ah. Like Fredericka, but with a G. It just sounded so guttural.
Well, it is a German name, so guttural maybe comes with the territory.

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Originally Posted by khlkcca View Post
It amazes me that the government limits what you can put on you license plate, but not what you can name your child.
That's because the government issues those license plates and requires them on cars before those cars can be driven on public roads. The design of the plates is set by law or regulation, and the purpose of them is to provide official and unique identification for government purposes. The equivalent for people would probably be Social Security Numbers, not names.
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