> > Ell"Only lists a middle name when it's required, and then only an initial unless people get really uptight"myruh
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> Using a middle name for a first name can be interesting. I once went to the bank to cash a check that had been made out to William. I endorsed it Howard. The teller said I would have to sign it William. I said, "If you want my legal signature, that's it." She cashed it.
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> When filling out forms, if they require a first, middle and last name, I leave the first name blank. The next time I see it, there is usually an "NMI" sandwiched between my first and last name. I used to put my middle name in the first name blank, but I decided long ago that I didn't want to leave that much room for the "NMI."
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> Did you hear about the kid who graduated from high school and they read his name as "John Nmi Jones?"
> Howard
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I've always used my middle name (My parents didn't like the thoguht of me having the initials RAT, so they swapped my names around).

The only problem I've ever had is trying to remember which name I'm registered under at the doctors, or somewhere. That normally takes a little while to clear up, but there are probably branches of officialdom where they have my listed under two different names.

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