Does your IIN username reveal anything about who you are?

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  • Yes, it does.

    About a few months or a year ago, I decided if I ever got a account on here that my username would be "Avant-Garde".

    avant-garde |ˌavänt ˈgärd, ˌaväN|
    noun (usu. the avant-garde)
    new and unusual or experimental ideas, esp. in the arts, or the people introducing them: works by artists of the Russian avant-garde.
    adjective
    favoring or introducing such new ideas: a controversial avant-garde composer.
    DERIVATIVES
    avant-gardism |-ˌdizəm|noun,
    avant-gardist |-dist|noun
    ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the vanguard of an army): from French, literally ‘vanguard.’ Current senses date from the early 20th cent.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde

    Taking all these in account, I think the name does suit me. Mirroring aspects of my personality as well as things I aspire to achieve. I'm also glad I got this account when I did, it would've been terrible if someone else had claimed this name! However, I did have other names in mind, all which were based on other french terms/movements.

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