Message: "Re: A twin set I've come across IRL: Sylvie & Julia (indirectly)"

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[Opinions] Re: A twin set I've come across IRL: Sylvie & Julia (indirectly)

by ShioTanbo1

11/11/2021, 7:48 PM

The pair bothers me. Julia is a full name, but Sylvie is mainly used as a diminutive. Why not Sylvia and Julia or Sylvie and Julie? I agree with the others, people might assume that Sylvie is just her nickname, or that Julia is actually a Julie. They might think that they misheard those names and autocorrect themselves.
Separately they are beautiful. I prefer -ia over -ie though.

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- sambchop +3

11/12/2021, 4:52 PM

Sylvie is a legitimate full name. Very common in French.

- ShioTanbo1 +2

11/13/2021, 12:42 PM

Indeed, but not in English.

- Dianatiger +1

11/13/2021, 5:30 PM

I've known at least 2 legal Sylvies in my life, and I'm American we are natorious for not taking other languages into consideration. It's not super common but it's still a thing.

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- Kerilyntaryn21

11/13/2021, 5:36 PM

I know a Sylvie too, in Australia

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