tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220942974927184412.post8504489469965744823..comments2022-07-20T15:27:16.483+01:00Comments on Freethinking: a journal of popular culture .: SOCIETY: CHRISTIAN NAMESIanWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864128439788522183noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220942974927184412.post-58689630087076582312010-03-21T12:30:11.869+00:002010-03-21T12:30:11.869+00:00Whatever is all this fuss about? (you and The Mail...Whatever is all this fuss about? (you and The Mail) - PC, "personal name" (there is no such thing), politeness, etc. are all wasteful distractions. Although the term "forename" is acceptable, whatever could be wrong with the continued widespread use of the clearer term "first name"? This term was actually devised as a sensible alternative to the generally outdated and inappropriate "Christian name" - are we now going to scrap it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com