Sjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down17
arrow-up1563arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agoWhat else would your mom call you when she’s pissed off?
minus-square@linearchaoslinkEnglish7•4 months agoI don’t know that it’s absolutely mandatory but it’s definitely pervasive.
minus-square@JusticeForPorygonlinkEnglish1•edit-24 months agoI think so, when immigrants get IDs in the US I believe they choose/are given a middle name
minus-square@ylphlinkEnglish8•4 months agoNot true, I am a naturalized US citizen, and don’t have a middle name - it was never an issue and I was never asked to come up with one. My son was born in the US and also doesn’t have a middle name.
minus-square@raeflinkEnglish3•4 months agoMy cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy
Is a middle name mandatory for you?
What else would your mom call you when she’s pissed off?
I don’t know that it’s absolutely mandatory but it’s definitely pervasive.
I think so, when immigrants get IDs in the US I believe they choose/are given a middle name
Not true, I am a naturalized US citizen, and don’t have a middle name - it was never an issue and I was never asked to come up with one. My son was born in the US and also doesn’t have a middle name.
My cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy
Huh. Interesting.