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Nominative Determinism

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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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[–] Tweak 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Did he already have 6 points? 5 points sounds like "we don't want to ban you, but if you do anything else you will be banned".

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How many points to a ban in the UK? Is it permanent or for a time period? Like, I only ever hear “ban” from Brits, but do you also suspend?

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Usually 12, and it's a temporary ban, but there are some cases where people have managed to accumulate more because judges kept deciding that they needed to keep being able to drive despite repeatedly demonstrating that they cannot drive safely.

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