Re: You say, you think
in reply to a message by bananarama
This is my son Marlowe.
You say: Nice to meet you, Marlowe.
You think: Oh, nice! I really like it.
This is my son Cristobal, we call him Cris.
You say: Hi, Cris.
You think: Cristobal sounds kind of feminine to me. I'm glad they call him Cris.
This is my daughter Benigna.
You say: Hello, Benigna.
You think: That seems a bit complicated. Pretty sure I don't like it.
This is my son Aurelio.
You say: Hi, Aurelio.
You think: Maybe he'll meet Vanesme's son Avlar at Hogwarts.
This is my daughter Emerald.
You say: Hi, Emerald, I love your name!
You think: I do! It's so beautiful and Emme and Emma can be nicknames.
This is my daughter Lou, and it's her legal name.
You say: Nice to meet you, Lou.
You think: Oh. That's really disappointing.
This is my son Anton, we call him Tony.
You say: Hello, Tony.
You think: I don't like Anton, but I do like Tony.
This is my son Lamar.
You say: Hi, Lamar.
You think: Not a fan of this name, but okay.
This is my daughter Kyriaki, we call her Kyrie.
You say: Hello, Kyrie.
You think: I'm glad they call her Kyrie because I doubt I could pronounce Kyriaki without writing it down and reading it out letter by letter.
This is my daughter Priscilla, we call her Cilla.
You say: Hi, Cilla.
You think: Cilla is cute. Priscilla is not. :\
This is my son Rene.
You say: Nice to meet you, Rene.
You think: Nice!
This is my daughter Magnolia.
You say: Hi, Magnolia!
You think: Lovely!
This is my son Thompson.
You say: Hello, Thompson.
You think: I like it.
You say: Nice to meet you, Marlowe.
You think: Oh, nice! I really like it.
This is my son Cristobal, we call him Cris.
You say: Hi, Cris.
You think: Cristobal sounds kind of feminine to me. I'm glad they call him Cris.
This is my daughter Benigna.
You say: Hello, Benigna.
You think: That seems a bit complicated. Pretty sure I don't like it.
This is my son Aurelio.
You say: Hi, Aurelio.
You think: Maybe he'll meet Vanesme's son Avlar at Hogwarts.
This is my daughter Emerald.
You say: Hi, Emerald, I love your name!
You think: I do! It's so beautiful and Emme and Emma can be nicknames.
This is my daughter Lou, and it's her legal name.
You say: Nice to meet you, Lou.
You think: Oh. That's really disappointing.
This is my son Anton, we call him Tony.
You say: Hello, Tony.
You think: I don't like Anton, but I do like Tony.
This is my son Lamar.
You say: Hi, Lamar.
You think: Not a fan of this name, but okay.
This is my daughter Kyriaki, we call her Kyrie.
You say: Hello, Kyrie.
You think: I'm glad they call her Kyrie because I doubt I could pronounce Kyriaki without writing it down and reading it out letter by letter.
This is my daughter Priscilla, we call her Cilla.
You say: Hi, Cilla.
You think: Cilla is cute. Priscilla is not. :\
This is my son Rene.
You say: Nice to meet you, Rene.
You think: Nice!
This is my daughter Magnolia.
You say: Hi, Magnolia!
You think: Lovely!
This is my son Thompson.
You say: Hello, Thompson.
You think: I like it.