Confused by this. A cursory Google suggests this advice columnist died in 2013.
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Her daughter took it over.
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Not to mention the "problems" caused by "foreign" names are exclusively due to ppl like
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@dearabby is being pretty racist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I always thought Dear Abby was a punjaabi auntyji...Abhijeet. Punjaabi aunties give the best advice.
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Agreed, have I had to remind people how to spell / pronounce my name? Almost every day- but I’m
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My name, Diana Rohini LaVigne, must really mess with
@dearabby’s notion of a ‘good name’ because I have an old Indo-European root first name+ Classic Indian second name + French last name that everyone thinks is Jewish when hearing it (Levine). I’m very happy with my name!pic.twitter.com/z9PCK2NmtK
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Explain or Correct ? Horrible Jeez. .Like diversity is a bad thing. Judgmental dear abby
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Wow, that's terrible advice. As a Danny-pronounced-like-DAHnee, I have to correct almost everyone. But I thank my parents for it now - they made me proud of my heritage and also created a rebellious and independent PITA.
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Anand, leave it to you to see past all the oh-so-clever insults and retorts and make a brilliant case for the illogical position of "Dear Abby's" argument. Thank you for cutting through the chaff and sticking to the facts.
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Dear Abby and her sisters original last name was Epstein, not all that American at the time. Everybody's name is American now-that's the way its supposed to be.
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I'll take Colonialism for $1000 please Alex...
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From the dictionary, "foreign: strange or unfamiliar" Furthermore, What do you think would become of a kid with the last name Lund, in India? What do you think would become of an Indian kid named Dikshit, in the US?
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