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HelpRe: Names I've never understood the love for
in reply to a message by erb816
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From the ones you've singled out:
Lucy reminds me of "loose" too much ("loosey-goosey"). Dinah is like I'm dining. Also, a bit like dying. (Diana runs into the latter sometimes, but that bothers me less. Not as keen on Diane, though.)
Gertrude, Margaret, and Olga all have G sounds that are very harsh to my ears. I really don't like Gertrude's "Gert" or Margaret's "grit." And Martha... just... that "marth" syllable, said in an American Midwest accent that really hits that R, is wholly unattractive to me. It genuinely reminds me of John Candy in Spaceballs telling people, "My name's Barf. I'm a Mog."
Lucy reminds me of "loose" too much ("loosey-goosey"). Dinah is like I'm dining. Also, a bit like dying. (Diana runs into the latter sometimes, but that bothers me less. Not as keen on Diane, though.)
Gertrude, Margaret, and Olga all have G sounds that are very harsh to my ears. I really don't like Gertrude's "Gert" or Margaret's "grit." And Martha... just... that "marth" syllable, said in an American Midwest accent that really hits that R, is wholly unattractive to me. It genuinely reminds me of John Candy in Spaceballs telling people, "My name's Barf. I'm a Mog."