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    1. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      The abbreviation in this case is Mc for Mac (mac is Gaelic for "son" so it's the same principle as Johnson or whatever) I guess Mac names don't superscript then? Does someone want to confirm this?

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    2. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      I do know that some people also use Nic or Nc (short for nighean, "daughter") instead of Mac/Mc, in case you've ever seen that!

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    3. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Gretchen McCulloch Retweeted Amanda  🌈 McLoughlin

      My family never wrote the underline that I know, but it does have historical precedent! I believe the underline is to indicate that it's an abbreviation (like you might use an apostrophe now), it's still preserved in № as well! https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/334927/moving-the-lower-case-c-up-above-type-in-the-last-name-mcneil …https://twitter.com/shessomickey/status/1204546392267599872 …

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      Amanda  🌈 McLoughlin @shessomickey
      Replying to @GretchenAMcC
      My mom always wrote it with a little underline beneath the C. Maybe to emphasize the superior letter instead of lowercase C?
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    4. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Yesssss! One of the libraries I used to belong to (in a pretty Scottish settler area of Canada, let's be clear) had the Mc/Mac alphabetized separately from all other surnames in M when I'd go pick up my books on holdhttps://twitter.com/TiaRachel/status/1204546660598194176 …

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       🍵 🍦 @TiaRachel
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      I'm old enough to remember actual card catalogs in the library & lessons on how you put the Mc & Mac names all together. At some point they changed this, possibly when digital became a thing, and this has screwed me up forever.
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    5. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Why is this superscript/superior Scottish c not in Unicode, seriously (Or is it and I just haven't noticed)

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    6. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Gretchen McCulloch Retweeted aggressive deaccessioner is aggressive

      I find it really interesting that people get the last couple letters of my name wrong about 35% of the time but barely ever get the Mc/Mac thing wrong, I guess it's either something they know to check or it's supported by spellcheckhttps://twitter.com/k_loulee/status/1204548250184736768 …

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      aggressive deaccessioner is aggressive @k_loulee
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      i'm an archivist and i deal a lot with names in databases and we put all Mc[names] as Mac[names] and vice-versa in our alias fields because otherwise we can't rely on being able to find people properly i've also seen apostrophes instead: M'Kay, M'Culloch. very rare.
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    7. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Gretchen McCulloch Retweeted Dave Ferguson

      Oh neat, not something I'm familiar with as a Canadian!https://twitter.com/Dave_Ferguson/status/1204549250962481152 …

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      Dave Ferguson @Dave_Ferguson
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      There are examples (some with dots for the underscore) in signatures on the Declaration of Independence - Wm Hooper, Thos Heyward Jr, Thos Nelson Jr, Thos Stone, Wm Paca, Robt Morris, Geo Clymer, others... plus Tho M:Kean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_McKean#/media/File:Thomas_McKean_Signature.svg …
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    8. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Gretchen McCulloch Retweeted Ailbhe Leamy (Donate to your local foodbank)

      When I did some Scots Gaelic lessons as a kid (as you do, I guess), they re-gaelicized my name for the class something like Nic Cuilleach, which was a neat experience although evidently I didn't actually change my legal namehttps://twitter.com/artbyailbhe/status/1204549809484582915 …

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      Ailbhe Leamy (Donate to your local foodbank) @artbyailbhe
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      I find it absolutely bizarre that McCulloch is alphabetised under M not C. I have to carefully remember every time. Same with de Vere, Von Braun etc.
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    9. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Gretchen McCulloch Retweeted aggressive deaccessioner is aggressive

      Yeah, I've seen a few places mention this apostrophe option as well, although never actually known anyone who used it!https://twitter.com/k_loulee/status/1204548250184736768 …

      Gretchen McCulloch added,

      aggressive deaccessioner is aggressive @k_loulee
      Replying to @GretchenAMcC
      i'm an archivist and i deal a lot with names in databases and we put all Mc[names] as Mac[names] and vice-versa in our alias fields because otherwise we can't rely on being able to find people properly i've also seen apostrophes instead: M'Kay, M'Culloch. very rare.
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    10. Gretchen McCulloch‏Verified account @GretchenAMcC 10 Dec 2019
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      Gretchen McCulloch Retweeted

      I mean, I think the first c is supposed to be lowercase, right? So the Unicode superscript minuscule 'c' should be accurate? I agree that it looks a tad small in MᶜCulloch though https://twitter.com/adrienneleigh/status/1204549125355773958 …

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      rich lafferty, contributing factor‏ @mendel 10 Dec 2019
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      I found the proposal that introduced it! https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2004/04044-phonetic.pdf …pic.twitter.com/uXoQvhyP92

      8:28 PM - 10 Dec 2019
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