Regular irregular gripe
Jul. 20th, 2010 04:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bktheirregularDear document drafters:
I know that in the Greek language, sometimes people put the surname first, sometimes the given name first. Is it too much to ask for people to pick one order and stick with it? As opposed to switching back and forth in the same document?
And especially when you're transcribing English names, when there is a definite rule about how it has to be done? Especially, especially, when dealing with someone with a surname that can be mistaken for a given name?
*headdesk*
I know that in the Greek language, sometimes people put the surname first, sometimes the given name first. Is it too much to ask for people to pick one order and stick with it? As opposed to switching back and forth in the same document?
And especially when you're transcribing English names, when there is a definite rule about how it has to be done? Especially, especially, when dealing with someone with a surname that can be mistaken for a given name?
*headdesk*
