Hi.
Is it grammatically correct to say the following?
1. The credit card was named after Dave.
2. The card was named after Dave.
Thanks.
Is Dave the name on the card or the name of the card? We have cards like Visa and MasterCard, but I have never heard of one called Dave. We do have a TV channel in the UK called Dave.
Ah, yes, I've seen a documentary about that! A great guy called Dave Fishwick started a community/social money-lending scheme in Burnley and it got so popular he applied to have it formally recognised as a bank. Initially it was going to be called "Bank of Dave" but for some reason that was rejected and it became "Bank On Dave". Presumably, they have now issued a credit card to go alongside their current/savings accounts. I wouldn't say that the credit card itself was named after the founder but the bank itself certainly was.
The story is much more long-winded and interesting than that but that's all I can remember off the top of my head.
Thanks, everyone.
Actually, the name of the person who has a Visa credit card is Dave. That’s what I meant.
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