smegM to Nominative DeterminismEnglish · 3 months ago

Wikipedia's finest example: urologists Splatt and Weedon

smegM to Nominative DeterminismEnglish · 3 months ago

The urethral syndrome: Morphological studies Splatt A.J. and Weedon D. (1981). British Journal of Urology 53 (3) 263-265.

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That’s a piss-poor attempt at a pun!

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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine’s humorous “Feedback” column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

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