Re: You say, you think
in reply to a message by Anna_Leone
"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: That's nice.
You think: Alis on a boy?!
"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Interesting!
You think: I quite like it.
"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Is there a story behind that name?
You think: Well, I suppose it's no worse than my affinity for Marigold as a male name.
"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Nice!
You think: I love Kestrel!
"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Interesting nickname.
You think: Well, it makes a change from Paddy.
"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hello, Augustin.
You think: He's going to spend a lot of time telling people how to pronounce that!
"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Hello, Rémy.
You think: Tack-ee!
"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: That's interesting.
You think: Iso? Sounds like a brand name.
"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Is there a story behind that name?
You think: Oh, that poor child.
"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Oh!
You think: That's child abuse.
"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Interesting.
You think: I like it!
You say: That's nice.
You think: Alis on a boy?!
"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Interesting!
You think: I quite like it.
"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Is there a story behind that name?
You think: Well, I suppose it's no worse than my affinity for Marigold as a male name.
"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Nice!
You think: I love Kestrel!
"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Interesting nickname.
You think: Well, it makes a change from Paddy.
"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hello, Augustin.
You think: He's going to spend a lot of time telling people how to pronounce that!
"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Hello, Rémy.
You think: Tack-ee!
"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: That's interesting.
You think: Iso? Sounds like a brand name.
"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Is there a story behind that name?
You think: Oh, that poor child.
"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Oh!
You think: That's child abuse.
"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Interesting.
You think: I like it!