Small note.

[conuly]

And this is a Proper Name, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to make corrections.

There is no period in the name Harry S Truman. Really. The S doesn't stand for anything, it isn't an abbreviation, his middle name really is just plain old S. So, when writing his name, do NOT put a dot after the S because his middle name is really. just. S.

Got it? Let's practice.

Harry S Truman
Harry S Truman
Harry S Truman

Good. Glad we all have this down. If you don't think you can remember, try this:

Harry Truman
Harry Truman
Harry Truman

Everybody will know who you mean, even if you skip the middle name (which, as we all know, is NOT short for anything and is merely S).

Comments

I know when Conuly is sassified...

[staircase-wit.livejournal.com]

cause she types "Harry Truman, Harry Truman, Harry Truman, oh shit, Harry Truman!"

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

I had no idea, but then this is someone from the past, right? I was never any good at History.

[conuly]

Um, yeah? He was President? After FDR but before Eisenhower.

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

I was too busy putting up with people calling me names and being picked on incessantly in History to have learned anything.

I was the butt of jokes in High School, fucking hated it, and didn't walk away from it with much of anything useful.

Eh, no matter now...knowing the ex presidents doesn't earn me a paycheck. Being able to read people and memorize 4-digit codes does, though.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

I will just call him Truman. Then there are no worries about getting both the Harry and the S correct.

I would say that that one is a more forgivable mistake than many others, though. It is more common to use a middle initial that is an abreviation of a name than it is for the middle initial to be your middle name, I'm sure.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

to be honest, the only reason i even knew this was because i had a friend whose middle name was H and he told me about harry truman. it's not something i learned in school, though i think we should have!

I know when Conuly is sassified...

[staircase-wit.livejournal.com]

cause she types "Harry Truman, Harry Truman, Harry Truman, oh shit, Harry Truman!"

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

I had no idea, but then this is someone from the past, right? I was never any good at History.

[conuly]

Um, yeah? He was President? After FDR but before Eisenhower.

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

I was too busy putting up with people calling me names and being picked on incessantly in History to have learned anything.

I was the butt of jokes in High School, fucking hated it, and didn't walk away from it with much of anything useful.

Eh, no matter now...knowing the ex presidents doesn't earn me a paycheck. Being able to read people and memorize 4-digit codes does, though.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

I will just call him Truman. Then there are no worries about getting both the Harry and the S correct.

I would say that that one is a more forgivable mistake than many others, though. It is more common to use a middle initial that is an abreviation of a name than it is for the middle initial to be your middle name, I'm sure.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

to be honest, the only reason i even knew this was because i had a friend whose middle name was H and he told me about harry truman. it's not something i learned in school, though i think we should have!