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HelpRe: Dilemma (a bit of an either-or)
in reply to a message by Julia
"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?
Edited to fix verb tense
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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