Na, names are about pronunciation (how you call someone). Written letters are an approximation of that. You can't pronounce a newline, so there's that.

[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How do you pronounce the hyphen in double barrelled names?

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The hyphen can provide indicators on how to parse the letters on either side. "Pen-Island" would be pronounced differently from "Penisland."

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

There's a guy I follow on the internet called "penusbmic", and he claims it's supposed to mean "Pen, USB, Mic".

Whatever you say, Penus B. Mic.

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