The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agoJennifer Lawrencelemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1759arrow-down130
arrow-up1729arrow-down1imageJennifer Lawrencelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareterry_tibbs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up30·9 months agoNever trust a man with two first names.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoWhat about three first names? Does the third one cancel out the second, or is the effect cumulative?
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-29 months ago“Von” isn’t a first name, it’s German for of/from. Same with the Dutch “Van”, the Italian “da”, the French “de” (though that one might mean "the ", I’m not sure) and several other examples from different languages
minus-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoThe Thomas family in my town always names their first son Thomas. Thomas Thomas the fifth is the most recent heir to this sobriquet.
Never trust a man with two first names.
What about three first names? Does the third one cancel out the second, or is the effect cumulative?
“Von” isn’t a first name, it’s German for of/from. Same with the Dutch “Van”, the Italian “da”, the French “de” (though that one might mean "the ", I’m not sure) and several other examples from different languages
The Thomas family in my town always names their first son Thomas.
Thomas Thomas the fifth is the most recent heir to this sobriquet.