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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010RIP J.D. Salinger
Jerome David Salinger passed away at 91. Until now I didn't know what "JD" stands for. >Jerome David Salinger passed away at 91. > >Until now I didn't know what "JD" stands for. Same here.  SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE Chuck Riggs filted: >>Jerome David Salinger passed away at 91. >> >>Until now I didn't know what "JD" stands for. > >Same here. I can understand not trusting it for scholarly research, but surely Wikipedia could have given you this information years ago....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? >Chuck Riggs filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >I can understand not trusting it for scholarly research, but surely Wikipedia >could have given you this information years ago....r The last time I gave our friend, and Catcher in the Rye, a thought was pre-Wikipedia and probably pre-Internet. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE > >Chuck Riggs filted: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > The last time I gave our friend, and Catcher in the Rye, a thought was > pre-Wikipedia and probably pre-Internet. I wasn't curious enough to make the effort. Besides, I always thought that people like H.L. Menken or A.S. Byatt want to be known as such, so it doesn't cost me any effort to respect their wish. >> >Chuck Riggs filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >that people like H.L. Menken or A.S. Byatt want to be known as such, >so it doesn't cost me any effort to respect their wish. Not to mention Harry S Truman. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE chrigg wrote: >>> >Chuck Riggs filted: >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Not to mention Harry S Truman. One problem, the "S" stands for "S." > chrigg wrote: >>>>> Chuck Riggs filted: >>>>>>> Jerome David Salinger passed away at 91. >>>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > One problem, the "S" stands for "S." I think it used to be the other way around. The lone "S" was his middle name, you know. His signature did include a period, though. There is a story about this at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Truman SignatureSkitt (AmE) >> chrigg wrote: >>>>>> Chuck Riggs filted: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >story about this at: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Truman So the S should not be followed by a period, but he used a period. Brilliant. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE Chuck Riggs filted: >>> chrigg wrote: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >So the S should not be followed by a period, but he used a period. >Brilliant. It *is* brilliant, though...his middle name is S (no period)...one writes (or did, in that era) an initial as the first letter of the name followed by a period...the first letter of the name S is S...QED....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? >Chuck Riggs filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >did, in that era) an initial as the first letter of the name followed by a >period...the first letter of the name S is S...QED....r Now I see his reasoning. Thank you for the explanation. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE |
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