RE: Apologies for a mistake.

Vandergraaf, Chuck (vandergraaft@aecl.ca)
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:07:06 -0400

This is downright scary, IMHO! Not only that the numbers of males and
females named "Inge" are known but that this information is so readily
available. Has 1984 arrived?

Chuck Vandergraaf
Pinawa, MB

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> From: Stein Arild Stromme[SMTP:stromme@math.uib.no]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 3:09 AM
> To: James Mahaffy
> Cc: asa@calvin.edu; acb-l@dordt.edu; acg-l@dordt.edu
> Subject: Re: Apologies for a mistake.
>
> While most Norwegian Inge's are indeed males, the name is used for
> both sexes. In Norway there are at the moment 5570 males and 246
> females called Inge. So your assumption was not that far out..
>
> Best,
> Stein
>
> [James Mahaffy]
>
> | Folks,
> |
> | I recently passed on an insightful post of Inge Frette. I was informed
> | privately that in Norway Inge is a male. Since I publicly referred to
> | Inge as a her, my apologies. I thought it was a female name and in some
> | other countries it is female, but not in Norway. Apologies Inge.
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