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in reply to a message by Lily
Okay. Now do you think this is a good analogy or not:
My name, Janice, didn't exist until 1899, when it was coined by the author of a popular novel, "Janice Meredith." The novel was so popular at that time that there was a dance named after it, "The Janice Meredith Waltz", and a silent movie was made in the 1920s. As soon as the novel was published, people began using the name Janice, though not in great numbers until about 1930. Then the name stayed popular for about thirty years and most people who used it had no idea where it originated and hardly anybody today, I find, knows anything about "Janice Meredith."
So would this indicate that it's probable that people won't associate Miley with Miley Cyrus in the future? Or do you think the two situations aren't comparable because Miley Cyrus exists in a world of visual images and mass communication?
My name, Janice, didn't exist until 1899, when it was coined by the author of a popular novel, "Janice Meredith." The novel was so popular at that time that there was a dance named after it, "The Janice Meredith Waltz", and a silent movie was made in the 1920s. As soon as the novel was published, people began using the name Janice, though not in great numbers until about 1930. Then the name stayed popular for about thirty years and most people who used it had no idea where it originated and hardly anybody today, I find, knows anything about "Janice Meredith."
So would this indicate that it's probable that people won't associate Miley with Miley Cyrus in the future? Or do you think the two situations aren't comparable because Miley Cyrus exists in a world of visual images and mass communication?
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