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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

i think they mean that pronounciation matters for determing validity, not for the actual record or distinguishing between names

[โ€“] BatmanAoD 4 points 5 days ago

But that doesn't really address the original question, does it? You don't have to pronounce all the letters in a name, so the fact that you can't pronounce a newline isn't sufficient to demonstrate that it can't be part of a name.