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A popular pseudo-spelling of the word
pseudonym is
Psuedonym: the
Ballard list puts
Psued* in its "highest probability" category with 114 hits on OhioLINK. A tendency to reverse those first two vowels may be partly due to the embedded name
Sue, which would be a suitable pseudonym for a girl. And if there really were a boy named "Sue," perhaps he'd spell it "Psue"—and then sue his parents for naming him that. At any rate, for a corrective mnemonic, let's try this: A
pseudonym is not a real name. So it should be
Seu, not
Sue. Or else tell yourself that it's like
Dr. Seuss, a pseudonym for Theodor Geisel.
Carol Reid
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