The Name is King

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My last name is perpetually mispelled. Hennessy becomes Hennessey, Henessy, Hennesy, Hensley, Henderson, and once, when I ordered a plastic submarine by saving the requisite Cap’n Crunch box tops, Kennerly.

Even if your name is shamefully simple to spell, Florence King’s piece on National Review Online is a gem.