In message , Bill in Co
writes:
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Just to be clear, IF my name were Ernest Hemingway, that would be fine. But
it's not. I could sign myself as Ernest Hemingway, but to me, that's being
disrespectful of him and his memory, because as I see it, I'm stealing his
identity for myself, as if it were my own. Pretending I am an Ernest
Hemingway since I signed my name that way, and wanting the recognition that
goes along with it. At any rate, that's just how I see it.

How about if you signed yourself "The Earnest Hemingway appreciation
society"?

I think that's what our "Mark Twain" meant - he respects and admires MT.
He's not pretending to _be_ MT, _nor_ trying to steal anything from him.
He's just using the modern tendency to shorten everything - like using
"app" for "application", "tab" for "tablet", even "'phone" for
"telephone", "TV" for "TV set", and so on.

JPG
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How about a three-way referendum, allowing second choices?
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