When a person consistently calls something by the wrong name, we must evaluate whether they are doing it intentionally or through error-association related to memory. It's an easy fix if the problem comes by poor memory association. All they have to do is make an effort to correctly associate the name with a more accurate reference. But if the problem is due to a smug intention to get the name wrong, this is a different matter all together. Intentional misnomer* indicates they have every desire to keep calling it by the incorrect name.
They are showing that the person, place, or thing is of little importance to them and are emphasizing how little they care by the fact that the name is not important enough to remember. The person is putting-down the recipient of this error in a major way since a name is of unquestionable importance and often states exactly who you are. This is the type of memory error which cannot be corrected because it is not only intentional, but has nothing to do with poor memory in the first place! That is not where the problem lies.
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*Misnomer...
1. An error in naming a person or place.
2. Application of a wrong name.
3. A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object.
About the Composer
- tAaOS
- In those wee hours of the morning; in those quiet, private times spent with the Lord; in those times of prayer and faithfully studying His word; that was when the Alpha & Omega Suite came to it's composer. This didn't happen instantaneously, but slowly and consistently over the course of nine years, beginning in 2000 and going through 2008. Accuracy to God's Word was more important than finishing the Suite quickly, which is a process that flies in contrast with the way things are normally done in our throw-away, media-centered culture. But, when dealing with the concept of God, it's important that our proclamation is based upon what He has revealed of Himself and not on the imaginations of fallen humanity.
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