Abby and Norma --- by Erika Hammerschmidt --- Aug 10, 2007

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TEXT OF COMIC:

"Abigail" is the name on your birth certificate, right?

Yeah. But if you call me that, you die.

So you like "Abby," but you don't like "Abigail"?

You got it.

I guess it's too bad that legally changing a name is such a complicated process.

Well, actually, it isn't so bad. Changing your written name is complicated-- but changing your spoken name is actually quite easy.

What do you mean?

Your birth certificate only tells how your name is spelled. There is no official document that says how it's pronounced. So really, you can decide on any pronunciation you want.

As far as I'm concerned, my name's spelled like "Abigail," but it's pronounced "Abby."

Clever.