What’s your name?
How many times in your life people asked you this question? How do you normally answer? By saying your real name, a fake name, or a pseudonym? Do you have only one name? Do you like your name?
Would you be a postman in Chioggia?
Chioggia represents a unique demographic case in Italy, and world-wide I’d say: because of the exceptional number of people bearing the same surname: either Boscolo or Tiozzo. I’ve looked in the phone book for Angelo Boscolo and I found about … Continue reading
Do you know anyone with the same name and surname as yours?
If yes, then this is a case of homonymy! Your name is there to make you stand out, to differentiate you from others. But then you might run into someone who has the very same name as you. Homonymy can … Continue reading