[tei-council] foreName

[Lou Burnard]

Syd Bauman wrote:

>>can anyone think of a reason why we have <surname> and <foreName>?
>>that is, why is it not <forename>? If no-one can suggest a strong
>>argument, I propose to rename <foreName> to <forename>
> 
> 
> I'm embarrassed to admit that for a while I thought there was no word
> "forename" only because TEI used "foreName" not "forename". I would
> guess it's a mistake, but would like to hear what the reasoning was
> (if any) at the time. 

It is a mistake. A corrigible error.

Anyone know who was on the Subcommittee on
> Names, Dates,and Measures?
> 
> 

I know, but I aint telling.