Answer — Exercise 4

a) - b)

1. As a schoolboy, Felipe was forced to change his name to Philip.
2. Her parents were hippies.
3. His mother wanted to call him David, but his father wanted to call him Donald.
4. Her name is difficult to read and say because of the spelling.
5. His name is James Bond.
6. Her surname - Sharf - is always being changed by spell-check.

c)

1. He reverted to Felipe as 'an act of defiance, a political act', because Chicanos wanted to be recognised for their ancestry and their roots. 'Philip' is on his official documents.
2. She thought it was 'pretty extreme She changed her name to Summer Davies when she left home.
3. They compromised by calling him David Donald, but realised it was too long
4. N-1-A-M-H. It sounds like knee.
5. His name is a good 'conversation starter' and people smile when he tells them. But some people don't believe him or think he changed his name as a way to attract attention. His parents called him James before the name became famous so it wasn't their fault.
6. Because when she uses a computer, spell-check always wants to change it. Her surname is probably from Germany or Eastern Europe.

d)

1. an act of defiance
2. now plain old
3. of a compromise
4. are absolutely baffled
5. a mixed blessing
6. the mists of time