Re: [EXTERNAL] Need help to convert a name in upper case, to mixed case -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Need help to convert a name in upper case, to mixed case
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:43:12 -0500
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On 2019-01-22 5:11 PM, Buck Calabro wrote:

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Alternatives I'm still considering:
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b) Abandon the whole idea of proper cased names. Do people really care
that much if the letters they get in the mail are all upper case?
...

I think if I spelled my last name Mckay or Van Gogh , I'd be happier seeing MCKAY and VAN GOGH than the "official" McKay and van Gogh. Most people would probably be used to seeing their name wrongly capitalized, but some might grit their teeth every time they see it.

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