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HelpRe: Sarah and Sara
in reply to a message by Perrine
Do I know many? I've known no fewer than ten. I have never in my life known so many people of one name as Sarah / Sara. Actually, only one was a Sara, all the rest Sarah.
I understand why it was popular. It's pretty, classic, Biblical, uncomplicated, doesn't need a nickname, holds no potential for an unwanted nickname, and it has a nice meaning. On the other hand, enough is enough. I am so thoroughly sick of it. I look back at when I had a daughter and I'm simultaneously a little surprised that it never occurred to me to name her Sarah and very glad that it didn't.
I pronounce them the same. I prefer Sarah because it looks more complete, and Sara just looks like somebody thought, "Why have the H? I mean, you don't hear it or nothing. It ain't like English is full of silent letters, ya know?"
I understand why it was popular. It's pretty, classic, Biblical, uncomplicated, doesn't need a nickname, holds no potential for an unwanted nickname, and it has a nice meaning. On the other hand, enough is enough. I am so thoroughly sick of it. I look back at when I had a daughter and I'm simultaneously a little surprised that it never occurred to me to name her Sarah and very glad that it didn't.
I pronounce them the same. I prefer Sarah because it looks more complete, and Sara just looks like somebody thought, "Why have the H? I mean, you don't hear it or nothing. It ain't like English is full of silent letters, ya know?"
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