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in reply to a message by Fiammetta
Interesting. Kind of pretty, although I like Priscilla and Prisca more.
How would you pronounce the sci part? I would waver between "ski" and "see" and "she" and wait to hear it.
I think it's only acceptable to ask a stranger about their name tag, if you begin by giving an enthusiastic and sincere compliment, and see whether they seem to signal that they have time or interest chat about it, or if they seem skeptical and kind of give you a brush-off.
"What a gorgeous name!"
"Oh thank you it's after my grandma!" [smile] vs "oh, thanks" [looking busy]
- mirfak
How would you pronounce the sci part? I would waver between "ski" and "see" and "she" and wait to hear it.
I think it's only acceptable to ask a stranger about their name tag, if you begin by giving an enthusiastic and sincere compliment, and see whether they seem to signal that they have time or interest chat about it, or if they seem skeptical and kind of give you a brush-off.
"What a gorgeous name!"
"Oh thank you it's after my grandma!" [smile] vs "oh, thanks" [looking busy]
- mirfak
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I’m inclined to pronounce the “sc” as “sh” but wouldn’t be surprised by any of the other pronunciations. It wasn’t a super busy moment so probably she wouldn’t have minded too much? But then how many people pay so much attention to names on name tags? It seems like a very name nerd thing to do.
Hm. There could be a cultural difference.
It seems to me that some factors might be - People read women differently at different ages. Clothing and other signals might also matter ... the more classy and serious and "your competitive peer" a person looks, the more vexing and odd I think it might be, to be asked a frivolous personal question by them.
I've been obviously middle aged, and likely come off nonthreatening, "mom"-ish ... I've commented on and asked about people's names a few times and found they seemed happy to chat about it. I would never have done that when I was younger because of the risk of seeming flirtatious.
I also would never do it in a more "classy" or formal context - like I'll ask the server at a burger joint about her name, but not the server at a fancy restaurant.
It seems to me that some factors might be - People read women differently at different ages. Clothing and other signals might also matter ... the more classy and serious and "your competitive peer" a person looks, the more vexing and odd I think it might be, to be asked a frivolous personal question by them.
I've been obviously middle aged, and likely come off nonthreatening, "mom"-ish ... I've commented on and asked about people's names a few times and found they seemed happy to chat about it. I would never have done that when I was younger because of the risk of seeming flirtatious.
I also would never do it in a more "classy" or formal context - like I'll ask the server at a burger joint about her name, but not the server at a fancy restaurant.