- A. N. Other
A. N. Other is either a
placeholder name or apseudonym used by a person wishing to remain anonymous, the former being more commonly encountered. It is most used in theUnited Kingdom , and as such is often written in the commonBritish English style as AN Other without punctuation or spacing between the initials. Occasionally it may be abbreviated to ANO, or — in cases where an explicitly female name is acceptable — rendered as Ann(e) Other.As a placeholder name, A. N. Other is commonly employed in lists of
cricket players, where players' names are traditionally listed as initials and surname (eg I. T. Botham), for players whose names have not yet been announced, or that are unknown. (e.g. "Additional players: A. W. Smith, J. C. Taylor and A. N. Other.") [cite book|title=The Sportsman's Glossary|author=Frederick Compton Avis|date=1961|publisher=Souvenir Press|location=London|pages=109]The
Formula One racing driver Jackie Stewart raced as "A.N. Other" early in his career, supposedly because his mother would worry if she knew he was racing cars. [ [http://www.brdc.co.uk/brdcarchive.cfm/flag/2/member_id/127 Sir Jackie Stewart OBE]British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) archive biography, accessed 7 Sep, 2007]Comparable is "U.N.Owen" as for example used in the
Agatha Christie novelAnd Then There Were None .References
ee also
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List of pseudonyms
*John Doe External links
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/dlfcup/content/current/story/259755.html Johnson carves some turkey] -
Cricinfo article using "AN Other", 16 September 2006.
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