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by porridgeraisin 222 days ago
(Curious) How did Edsger Dijkstra sound like an indian name to you?
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I knew an Indian woman named Divya, perhaps my mind thought it looked similar in print?

I don’t think it was ever a conscious decision. It’s similar to how I always pictured Jane Austen as a sarcastic woman in her forties while reading her books, but she wrote her most famous works being borderline a teenager. Your mind just fills things up I guess.