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in reply to a message by foxgloves
One of my best friends was named this, and I have always thought the combo Laurel Amelia was lovely.
Actually, said friend was adopted when she was four from Korea and she often commented on how her name was unpronounceable to her as a young child because of the L's and R's; it would come out as "waaaw" since they don't have those sounds where she originated.
Actually, said friend was adopted when she was four from Korea and she often commented on how her name was unpronounceable to her as a young child because of the L's and R's; it would come out as "waaaw" since they don't have those sounds where she originated.
This message was edited 10/18/2017, 9:15 AM
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The 'L' and 'R' are difficult for some nationalities. When I worked for a Persian family, they called me by my second name because they said Laurel was impossible! And there's a Japanese student working at the coffee shop by me who always writes 'Rara' on my cup...
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that's awful...it's cruel enough to change a foreign adopted child's name to an English one, but especially one that they can't even pronounce. i'm sorry she had to go through that.
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