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in reply to a message by Sabrina Fair
Sad, dour, dishwater. :-/ I'd go for a happier color, if any.
Interested in Pembe? I'm getting hooked on Turkish names. :-) They don't always sound pretty to me, but they make up for it by being interesting or quirky. For the bold there's sari (Turkish for "yellow"; there shouldn't be a dot on that i, but the correct symbol doesn't show up in my message), mavi (blue), siyah (black), mor (purple), or kirmizi (red; again, no dots on the i's). ;-)
Or maybe Liadan, Nila, Nigella, Iole, Midori, Chloe, Siena, etc. It's not color associations that bug me; I just can't get on board with Gray. It's so dull. Even obvious possibilities like Cyan, Lavender, Auburn, Scarlet, Crimson, Violet, Rose, Olive, Indigo, Saffron, Teal, whatever else. For some reason I react to Gray as unfavorably as a punch to the stomach.
If the "Gr" is what you like, Grace, Greer, Greta, Griet, or Greet all sound better to me.
Interested in Pembe? I'm getting hooked on Turkish names. :-) They don't always sound pretty to me, but they make up for it by being interesting or quirky. For the bold there's sari (Turkish for "yellow"; there shouldn't be a dot on that i, but the correct symbol doesn't show up in my message), mavi (blue), siyah (black), mor (purple), or kirmizi (red; again, no dots on the i's). ;-)
Or maybe Liadan, Nila, Nigella, Iole, Midori, Chloe, Siena, etc. It's not color associations that bug me; I just can't get on board with Gray. It's so dull. Even obvious possibilities like Cyan, Lavender, Auburn, Scarlet, Crimson, Violet, Rose, Olive, Indigo, Saffron, Teal, whatever else. For some reason I react to Gray as unfavorably as a punch to the stomach.
If the "Gr" is what you like, Grace, Greer, Greta, Griet, or Greet all sound better to me.
This message was edited 11/7/2007, 7:22 PM
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I love Turkish names, too. :-D
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I like them more
now that I have an idea of how to pronounce them. Of course my Turkish pronunciation skills are horrendous, but that's a half step up from non-existant.
BtN is a great site, but the one thing I find myself wishing fairly often that it had were more pronunciations so I didn't have to wing it as often. :-)
now that I have an idea of how to pronounce them. Of course my Turkish pronunciation skills are horrendous, but that's a half step up from non-existant.
BtN is a great site, but the one thing I find myself wishing fairly often that it had were more pronunciations so I didn't have to wing it as often. :-)
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There's a site
That has a long list of Turkish names that you can click to hear. Not sure of the URL, but it's fairly extensive. I learned quite a bit about Turkish names teaching ESL.
That has a long list of Turkish names that you can click to hear. Not sure of the URL, but it's fairly extensive. I learned quite a bit about Turkish names teaching ESL.
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