Category Archives: names

Out of the Mouths of Babes

As a language educator, I was fascinated with young children and their efforts to use the English language. Certain letters were initially problematic such as the letter L. When asked her name, our daughter would tell others her name was … Continue reading

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Names Can Be Complicated

My parents met and married in Boston, Massachusetts. My father had just graduated from Boston University, and my mother had finished nursing school and began working as a Registered Nurse. When they first met at a university dance, my father … Continue reading

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