Weibel,Stu wrote:
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> for names, I should think
> Last name, first name, middle initial would be most desirable.
Ann Apps wrote:
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> distinguish between an author's surname and
> firstnames is often important. ... distinguish between
> forenames and surname (eg. Dick van Dyke).
In the interests of clarity, cultural neutrality,
and perhaps a little pedantry, the terminology
"Family name" and "Given Name" might be better.
Chinese and Hungarian readers (at least) might
relate better. Not sure about Spanish, Indonesian, ...
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