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But be warned that full accuracy is nearly impossible, it's English after all

Oh yes!
After the discussion on how to Split first and last names and my subsequent implementation of names, I have no expectation of getting full accuracy.

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by Aldebaran (Curate) on Mar 25, 2023 at 03:07 UTC

    I think the biggest assault on English comes from those who don't get it from within, for example, consider the Speaker pro tempore of the US House, Marjorie Taylor Green, here talking about a peachtree dish. (She was reaching for petri dish.)

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      Just to show how difficult it is :)

      > (She was reaching for petri dish.)

      The "Petri" before the "dish" is capitalized, since it derives from a person.

      update

      tho wiktionary lists the lowercase version as alternative spelling.

      Cheers Rolf
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