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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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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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