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HelpBA sibset - Ptolemy, Atticus, Octavius
This one is the only BA I've ever seen to get into the Pseuds Corner (utterly bizarre and/or pretentious news stories) section of Private Eye (British satirical magazine).
I can't remember the exact phrasing, but the names were
Ptolemy Ned (the one the BA was A'ing)
Atticus Monty
Octavius Kit
Wdyt? I'd prefer Octavian to Octavius, but I love the FNs as a set.
What strikes me as bad isn't particularly the first names - I'd just about keel over for joy meeting a baby called Ptolemy, Atticus, or Octavius - but the middle names. Why? Why didn't they use Ptolemy Edward and Octavius Christopher?
The collision of styles - heavyweight FN plus nickname-as-whole-name MN - produces a very weird effect, imo. Thoughts?
I can't remember the exact phrasing, but the names were
Ptolemy Ned (the one the BA was A'ing)
Atticus Monty
Octavius Kit
Wdyt? I'd prefer Octavian to Octavius, but I love the FNs as a set.
What strikes me as bad isn't particularly the first names - I'd just about keel over for joy meeting a baby called Ptolemy, Atticus, or Octavius - but the middle names. Why? Why didn't they use Ptolemy Edward and Octavius Christopher?
The collision of styles - heavyweight FN plus nickname-as-whole-name MN - produces a very weird effect, imo. Thoughts?
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