Re: Re: [earlym-l] Re: Countertenors/Castrati

John Howell wrote:
> At 1:35 AM +0000 11/7/05, John Briggs wrote:
>> >> From: Howard Posner It might be wishful thinking to suggest that
>> the
>>>> Christ Church
>>>> Oxford soprano section, 15 boys and someone named "Laurie Milner"
>>>> (girl? woman? boy with unusual first name?)
>>
>> What precisely is unusual about the first name "Laurence"?
>
> If you're saying that's the answer, then of course nothing at all
> (although U.S. spelling would favor Lawrence), but one doesn't
> exactly expect shortened forms or nicknames in formal programs or
> service bulletins.

Roman Catholics prefer "Laurence". Not expecting hypocoristic forms is just
snobbery.
--
John Briggs


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