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HelpI have the right to say that.
in reply to a message by Kirushka
I am sorry for saying that, Kira. I found that on your BtN profile as your real name. Phuc is a somewhat of popular name in Vietnam but many Americans start laughing because it looks like f*ck, English language slang for having sex, same thing with Pippa in Sweden. My opinion is that vulgar sounding names like that are kind of dangerous. A bit of topic but Russians laugh at names like Clifford and Howard. Reminds Russians of cliffs, ford, and coward, so many name can be humorous and in some countries quite reviling.
This message was edited 8/4/2010, 10:44 AM
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Oh, don't be sorry! Everyone has a right to their opinion. I'm Swedish speaking as well, but like I said I don't see a problem with using Pippa as a nn for Philippa in an English-speaking country. There is probably always some language in the world in which a name means something funny/silly/embarrassing/obscene, I don't think one should worry too much about that!
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