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HelpRe: Dilemma (a bit of an either-or)
in reply to a message by Array
I pick Edmond. Mercedes is a car, and is strange on a non-Hispanic person. Also, I hate Dee.
Ruth, because Vally is hideous.
Ruth, because Vally is hideous.
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"Hideous" is a bit strong, don't you think?
You may not like it, but it has all the markings of a traditionally accepted NN. Val is often a NN for Valerie, and the -ee sound on the end is often used as a diminutive/endearing form. Sure, in sound it resembles a word, but so do Eve and Grace and Ally (alley) and a host of others. Can you really say that Ally / alley is better than Vally / valley?
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You may not like it, but it has all the markings of a traditionally accepted NN. Val is often a NN for Valerie, and the -ee sound on the end is often used as a diminutive/endearing form. Sure, in sound it resembles a word, but so do Eve and Grace and Ally (alley) and a host of others. Can you really say that Ally / alley is better than Vally / valley?
Edited to fix verb tense
This message was edited 12/31/2006, 7:38 PM
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Well...
I've "known" Array for a long time, and know that she generally doesn't get offended at strong comments. If she told me she was offended, I would feel bad, apologize, and edit my post.
Vally just reminds me of valleys, which remind me of valley girls (it probably doesn't help that I live in California). To be honest, I don't like Ally / Allie either, but I'm much more used to it than Vally since it's more common.
And to be honest, I just don't think that Vally has a nice sound at all. On a person, it makes me think she'd be shallow and trashy, like a valley girl.
I've "known" Array for a long time, and know that she generally doesn't get offended at strong comments. If she told me she was offended, I would feel bad, apologize, and edit my post.
Vally just reminds me of valleys, which remind me of valley girls (it probably doesn't help that I live in California). To be honest, I don't like Ally / Allie either, but I'm much more used to it than Vally since it's more common.
And to be honest, I just don't think that Vally has a nice sound at all. On a person, it makes me think she'd be shallow and trashy, like a valley girl.
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Julia, Q for you.
Do you know where the name of the car comes from? The man who created it named it after his daughter.
Who was German.
See here (she was a pretty girl): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rc%C3%A9d%C3%A8s_Jellinek
I'm not sure why you think Mercedes would be strange on a non-Hispanic person, since it's not a name that's exclusive to Hispanic countries. As a person of German origin and a Catholic, I think it'd work fine on a daughter of mine. :)
Array
Do you know where the name of the car comes from? The man who created it named it after his daughter.
Who was German.
See here (she was a pretty girl): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rc%C3%A9d%C3%A8s_Jellinek
I'm not sure why you think Mercedes would be strange on a non-Hispanic person, since it's not a name that's exclusive to Hispanic countries. As a person of German origin and a Catholic, I think it'd work fine on a daughter of mine. :)
Array
This message was edited 12/31/2006, 7:34 PM
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Well, yes, I did know that...but it's still rather stuck on the name of the car on my view. And where I live, the car is associated with stupid jerks who have a higher income than IQ--they have vastly more money than brains. They feel like they can drive like total morons because they have an expensive, hot car and you don't. So there.
As for the Hispanic association, it does mean "mercy" in Spanish, and is (almost) exclusively used on Hispanics. So I'd find it a little weird on someone who wasn't.
But really, it's a pretty name, and (no offense meant) I'd MUCH rather see a Mercedes than a Morpheus. ;)
As for the Hispanic association, it does mean "mercy" in Spanish, and is (almost) exclusively used on Hispanics. So I'd find it a little weird on someone who wasn't.
But really, it's a pretty name, and (no offense meant) I'd MUCH rather see a Mercedes than a Morpheus. ;)
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