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by hugecannon 3079 days ago
> author = {Beat Gfeller and ...

A case of nominative determinism?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
2 comments
piquadrat 3079 days ago
Beat is a _very_ common name in Switzerland. I know about 10, none of them work in music :)
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hugecannon 3079 days ago
I wasn't aware, interesting!
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StavrosK 3079 days ago
Is it pronounced bay-at?
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piquadrat 3079 days ago
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(name):

> pronounced "BEH-awe-t"

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homero 3079 days ago
Wow that explains the many meteorologists in my area with names like Rains
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