S

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middle initial orthographic symbol

S is the distinctive middle initial of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, famously not standing for any specific name but honoring both of his grandfathers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
S (middle initial of Harry S. Truman) 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf middle initial ⓘ
orthographic symbol ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. presidency ⓘ
naming conventions in the United States ⓘ
character S self-linksurface differs ⓘ
chosenBy parents of Harry S. Truman ⓘ
countryOfUse United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doesNotStandFor specific given name ⓘ
frequentlyDiscussedIn style and usage guides ⓘ
trivia about U.S. presidents ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance example of a middle initial not standing for a name ⓘ
hasNoExpansion full middle name ⓘ
honors Anderson Shipp Truman ⓘ
Solomon Young ⓘ
linguisticType initial ⓘ
notAbbreviationOf any full middle name ⓘ
notedIn U.S. presidential history ⓘ
biographies of Harry S. Truman ⓘ
notFollowedBy period in some official U.S. government style guides ⓘ
partOfName President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
positionInName middle ⓘ
reasonForChoice compromise between names of two grandfathers ⓘ
relatedDebate whether to include a period after the S ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
spelling capital letter S ⓘ
symbolizes respect for both grandfathers ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse 20th century ⓘ
usedBy President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
usedInOfficialDocumentsOf United States government ⓘ
surface form: U.S. federal government
usedInSignatureOf President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

S → character → S self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: S (middle initial of Harry S. Truman)
Harry → middleInitial → S ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry S. Truman
subject surface form: Harry S. Truman