Mike: Quote:
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I don't see how "hu"may be perceived as exclusive. It is inclusive, as "HUman" is inclusive of both men and women.
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Exclusive in the sense that [hju] (a.k.a Hugh) sounds like a man's first name, thus some people, not little 'ol moi of course, might assume the selection process exlcuded female first names. In other words, why not use Uma (> hUMAn)?
Mike: Quote:
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"Hu," indeed, is omophonic with the name Hugh. I don't think, however, there will be much confusion about it: Hugh occurs only once in 1666 males; the name's popularity rank in the U.S. is #254. Even more popular proper names are safe from confusing with their common name doubles. Nobody confuses Ann with the article "an", or Nick with a small cut, or Rick with a stack of hay.
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I was in total agreement with you the first time I read it
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