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A general comment to people who mis-spell my last name. It's so old that it doesn't have the shock value it used to. There's still a little zing, but then the question comes up -- why did the person do it, and what does it say about the rest of their argument.
My last name was given to my grandfather by a random person at Ellis Island. It's also my mother's last name, and many of the people in my family that I care for.
That one would mis-spell it doesn't say anything about me or members of my family, other than I have a last name that can be mis-spelled in an insulting way. (It can also be mis-spelled in a nice way, but people who want to make positive statements, generally don't do it by mis-spelling things.)
It does however make a statement about the person who mis-spelled it.
1. You don't believe your argument merits serious consideration by intelligent people.
2. You don't have respect for me.
3. You don't have respect for your readers.
10:49:38 AM 
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