ok , I'm approaching a certain age where the first page I check in the local paper is the obituary column, same when I check the Accy Observer on-line edition on a Friday , just to see if I recognize any names of friends and contempories , one thing has struck me while reading about who has passed over is the names of the survivours, is that most of the children (30/40/50 yr olds) have regular/traditional names, but lots of the surving grandchildren have names that have either been re-spelled from the traditional spelling or are complete new creative inventions.
So , what do you folks think ? am I turning into a 'Victor Muldrew' or should I just 'get with the times' and accept these new names and spellings.
Should mention that I am guilty that whenever I come across an employment application at work "funny" names do tend to go to the bottom of the pile . I should say I have no objection to any religious or ethnic name, just to the stupid/innovative spelling of traditional names.
Some countries have regulations about what you can register as a childs name, do you think this is a good idea ?
