[Sigia-l] The ultimate controlled vocabulary

[Jared M. Spool]

This caught my eye:

"In Beijing alone, more than 3,000 men are called Li Wei ­ or Li Mighty ­ 
and another 3,000 share the name Li Jie ­ or Li Distinguished. The 
situation is no better for girls. More than 4,300 are called Wang Jade Orchid."

I guess hash-codes-based serial numbers are simpler than special characters.

Jared "Iconoclast"

At 01:40 AM 3/18/2006, Listera wrote:
>With the introduction of
>electronic identity cards, the authorities will register only names that
>they decide to include on their database.
>
><http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2091462,00.html>

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