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by hari_seldon_ 3165 days ago
Nikola*

Sorry for being picky about it, but I always think that we should respect people enough to spell their names correctly!

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Wouldn't expect anything else but exactitude from Mr. Hari Seldon
I get similarly annoyed that Maria Skłodowska-Curie is known only as Maria Curie pretty much everywhere, even though she was very particular about including the Polish portion of her surname on all of her work.
But in France the wives get the husband's last name when they marry, so Maria Curia is not that inaccurate.
Or even "Marie Curie"
From personal experience, the French have little regard for native writing or pronunciation of names.
Thanks. Fixed it. I'm glad you're always thinking about respecting others.