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in reply to a message by Calla
Yeah, I don't think so. I never said you couldn't do it so you can calm down. I know some people pronounce it with an AY sound which is why I wrote it doesn't make sense to me when I use MY pronunciation of it. I don't know anyone who pronounces Helena with an AY sound and I know three girls named this. In English it's usually HEL-eh-na and in other countries either that or he-LEH-na (the EH is long but still doesn't sound like an AY at all). And of course most people would get that you got Lainie from the -len part in Helena but to me it's like Persephone 'Poppy' or something like that. I obviously used Persephone 'Lainie' to emphasize the fact that I'm not a fan of far fetched nicknames.
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There's no need to calm down since I'm not riled up. And, by the way, telling someone to calm down usually has the opposite reaction.
I know a mix of Helena pronounced both ways and I'm from the USA--it just depends on what's popular where you are. I was not at all saying you had to use Lainie as a nn for Helena, I was just agreeing with Guru that it could be used. Honestly, I'm not a fan of the name Helena regardless of how it's pronounced. I was just commenting on the fact it isn't that far fetched as a nickname. At all.
Also, just stating this: I get why you used Persephone as an example for a far fetched nn but I felt it was over the top. Actually stating Persephone and Poppy vs Helena and Lainie makes it much more clear and concise.
I know a mix of Helena pronounced both ways and I'm from the USA--it just depends on what's popular where you are. I was not at all saying you had to use Lainie as a nn for Helena, I was just agreeing with Guru that it could be used. Honestly, I'm not a fan of the name Helena regardless of how it's pronounced. I was just commenting on the fact it isn't that far fetched as a nickname. At all.
Also, just stating this: I get why you used Persephone as an example for a far fetched nn but I felt it was over the top. Actually stating Persephone and Poppy vs Helena and Lainie makes it much more clear and concise.
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