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Re: Bertha
by Fiammetta (lady murasaki)
8/14/2020, 10:59 PM
in reply to a message by Billina
It’s not a particularly nice name but not as awful as some people make it out to be sometimes.I’ve met some Blerta, that’s a ugly-ass name IMO."We have met the enemy and he is us" Walt Kelly

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- Somebody random (guest)
8/15/2020, 11:40 AM
Dang, Blerta is hideous.
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- Wordsmith   +2
8/15/2020, 9:10 AM
Yes, “Blerta” might sound unpleasant to English speakers, but I’m sure it’s lovely or inoffensive to Albanian ears.

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- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)   +1
8/15/2020, 9:26 AM
I'm sure it is, and has a pretty meaning, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to my ears.
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- Wordsmith
8/15/2020, 9:39 AM
Yes, I immediately think of the verb “blurt.”
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- Martha (CarolineCarolina)   +1
8/15/2020, 4:29 AM
I had no idea Blerta was a real name. I heard it in an SNL sketch and I thought they made it up just for that (unfortunate) character. Blerta is definitely a no. Gracious goodness. What a name.
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- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)
8/15/2020, 8:08 AM
It’s Albanian, a lot of “Bl” names, I came across Bledar which is even worse. I’m guessing different sounds make a different impression in different languages.

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