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: Alister! So handsome!
You think: Why ruin Alister with that horrible nickname?
"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Interesting name!
You think: Odd name....
"This is my son, Rose."
You say: How interesting.
You think: What the hell were they thinking!?!?!
"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What a fascinating name!
You think: How hideous.
"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Patrick! That's so handsome!
You think: Pax? Patrick isn't that long of a name, people!
"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: So regal.
You think: So ridiculous. What were they thinking.
"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: What a cool name!
You think: It sounds so feminine... bleh.
"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Isobel is a gorgeous name!
You think: But Iso is one of the most awful nicknames I have ever heard.
"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Like the gemstone? Wow!
You think: Like the gemstone? Wow! Poor boy!
***Random fact: I do in fact know a boy named Garnet. Ugh.
"This is my son, Clare."
You say: What an interesting name for a boy!
You think: Now that is just dumb.
"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Now what's something you don't see everyday! Agathe!
You think: Ugly ugly ugly.
You say: Alister! So handsome!
You think: Why ruin Alister with that horrible nickname?
"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Interesting name!
You think: Odd name....
"This is my son, Rose."
You say: How interesting.
You think: What the hell were they thinking!?!?!
"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What a fascinating name!
You think: How hideous.
"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Patrick! That's so handsome!
You think: Pax? Patrick isn't that long of a name, people!
"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: So regal.
You think: So ridiculous. What were they thinking.
"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: What a cool name!
You think: It sounds so feminine... bleh.
"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Isobel is a gorgeous name!
You think: But Iso is one of the most awful nicknames I have ever heard.
"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Like the gemstone? Wow!
You think: Like the gemstone? Wow! Poor boy!
***Random fact: I do in fact know a boy named Garnet. Ugh.
"This is my son, Clare."
You say: What an interesting name for a boy!
You think: Now that is just dumb.
"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Now what's something you don't see everyday! Agathe!
You think: Ugly ugly ugly.