Re: You Say / You Think
in reply to a message by Caroline
This is my daughter, Annabel. We call her Annie.
You say: Hi Annabel.
You think: Annabel is pretty. I love Annie.
This is my son, Henry.
You say: Hello Henry.
You think: Henry is really cute, I wonder if he has a mn?
This is my daughter, Katherine. We call her Kate.
You say: Hi Katherine, should I call you Kate too?
You think: I much prefer Katherine without a nn. Kate is nice though.
This is my son, William.
You say: Hi William, can I call you Will?
You think: William is nice, but it sounds weird saying the full name.
This is my daughter Eliza.
You say: Hey there Eliza.
You think: Eliza is so cute, I hope it's not a nn.
This is my son Thomas.
You say: Hi Thomas.
You think: Eh.
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This is my daughter Camille.
You say: Hello Camille.
You think: I knew a Camille once...
This is my son Oliver.
You say: Hi Oliver.
You think: What an adorable name. If my cousin doesn't use it, I might.
These are my twin daughters Susannah and Genevieve. (no nicknames)
You say: Hey girls.
You think: Genevieve is so nice. Susannah is very boring, but not disgusting.
This is my daughter Josephine.
You say: Hi Josephine.
You think: I want to call her by a nn because it sounds weird to say Josephine, but there aren't any good ones.
EDIT: Typo
You say: Hi Annabel.
You think: Annabel is pretty. I love Annie.
This is my son, Henry.
You say: Hello Henry.
You think: Henry is really cute, I wonder if he has a mn?
This is my daughter, Katherine. We call her Kate.
You say: Hi Katherine, should I call you Kate too?
You think: I much prefer Katherine without a nn. Kate is nice though.
This is my son, William.
You say: Hi William, can I call you Will?
You think: William is nice, but it sounds weird saying the full name.
This is my daughter Eliza.
You say: Hey there Eliza.
You think: Eliza is so cute, I hope it's not a nn.
This is my son Thomas.
You say: Hi Thomas.
You think: Eh.
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This is my daughter Camille.
You say: Hello Camille.
You think: I knew a Camille once...
This is my son Oliver.
You say: Hi Oliver.
You think: What an adorable name. If my cousin doesn't use it, I might.
These are my twin daughters Susannah and Genevieve. (no nicknames)
You say: Hey girls.
You think: Genevieve is so nice. Susannah is very boring, but not disgusting.
This is my daughter Josephine.
You say: Hi Josephine.
You think: I want to call her by a nn because it sounds weird to say Josephine, but there aren't any good ones.
EDIT: Typo
This message was edited 12/29/2004, 3:57 PM