I’m named after the small town of Keith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith,_Moray
By which it will be correctly assumed that I am (North London) Scots.
Recently a hegemonic issue has arisen. Every time I type my name autocorrect tries to change it to Keir.
I sense autocorrect has in mind Keir Starmer not Keir Hardie.
Here’s the thing.Keir is an Arsenal fan. Keith is a Spurs supporter.
Tom Baldwin’s recently published biography of Keir Starmer touches on the Keith & Keir issue.Baldwin ponders if Starmer can be the ‘nasal non-entity snobbishly named Keith Starmer’. The implication of course is that Keiths are plebeian if not proletarian types of no particular note while Keirs are person of standing and social worth. T
The North London dialectic of Keith and Keir
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