Canny Linguist

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Nominative Determinism


Nominative determinism is the idea that your name somehow influences what you do. For example, the surname of the current Lord Chief Justice is Judge.

The following article appeared in today's Daily Telegraph regarding a secretary accused of blackmailing her employer over an alleged affair. Her name? Miss Fuk.


Sometimes this blog just writes itself.

Posted by Canny Linguist at 19:51
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