The Collegian: What’s in a Name?

Shakespeare. Shakespere. Shakespear. Shakspeare. Shackspeare. Shakspere. The lingual revolutionist himself had six renditions of his surname. Nowadays, people are rarely as lenient as the Bard about their name’s spelling. It’s unsurprising to see expecting parents suffer from the moment they’re pregnant, deliberating whether their offspring is destined to be a ‘Paul’ or a ‘Ringo’.

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