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Hyphenated names after a divorce can come in handy.
Here's how it works for me: On my driver's license, my first name and my maiden name appear, then there's that HYPHEN and my ex-married name.
When I want to match my daughter, I keep the HYPHEN in between my maiden name and my ex-husband's last name. This also works for when a guy I'm not interested in asks me out and I pretend I'm still married.
When I want to match my mother, take credit for something business-wise or make sure someone from a past life knows it's me, I slip off the HYPHEN and let the married name temporarily dangle.
When I want to be anonymous, I hide my maiden name and slide that HYPHEN in the other direction and use just my first name and the married last name. This comes in handy for things like late bill-paying, road rage, radical relatives, knocking over a stack of cans in a supermarket and checking into scandalous places.
Nigro, by the way, is my maiden name...
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It's like a recipe book for last names
Are there any other uses for the hyphen?
Yes, they make great dramatic pauses in repetition -----
see?
Dorothy Stahlnecker
I legally changed my name to my current marriage, Smith..big mistake...every time you go anywhere and have to use that name..there are 8 million Smiths to go through...and it's really fun when you close a real estate transaction. On the other hand Stahlnecker, is rare, and had I known..I would not have changed my name... After 6 years I still consider going back to Stahlnecker, and I use it as my name anyway...
Cute post...Dorothy from grammology
http://grammology.com
Why not just be Dorothy 'S' and go to the front of the line?
...and keep the towels.
I went to your website. Grand Grandparent perspective....love it!
Thanks for weighing in here.
Debbie
Grammology
Debbie, you just made my day....and I had a tough week...I have to try to get rid of my negative attitude. I'm heading for New York the first week in September to meet with purchasers of big portfolio...think I'll look up that Mexican bar.....
Any way, thank you sooooo much for looking at a nobody's web site.
You are a precious lady....
Regards, Dorothy
http://grammology.com
YES
------ I See
Deb