"Wow," said Paulster Gricester

by JLS
for the GC

The name, Herbert Paul Grice, has undertaken some different forms in a timeline.

In the public schools, pupils are referred to by "Grice!", or "Richards!", or "Jenkins!". -- Both other pupils AND masters call children and 'fag boys' things like "Grice". The first name IS never never used.

Ditto, in grade reports, school reports, school magazines, "Paul" would be unheard of. It would be, in written form, ALWAYS: "H. P. Grice" and "W. T. Jenkins" and "O. O. Richards".

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Naturally, Grice kept the "H. P. Grice" till 1966. When he published his "Some remarks about the senses" -- possibly his last essay in England -- published in R. J. Butler, "Analytic Philosophy", "Paul" would have been unheard of.

When his mimeo was gotten hold of, and published as "Further notes on logic and conversation" in 1978, the byline read: "by H. Paul Grice", which IS slightly rude. The point is: there IS an "H" there that is undroppable (unless you drop it) so bear with it."

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When Grice died, his editor with Harvard U. P. writes (cited by Chapman: "He knew this would be his last battle" -- meaning getting a book published). The thing came out, posthumously, as opposed to prehumously, in 1988, and entitled, "Studies in the way of words". Author: "Paul Grice". The "H" had mysteriously disappeared. Cfr. "Barbara Grice". Grice had become AN AUTHOR!