Re: Stealing Caroline's idea... You say / you think with my fave names
in reply to a message by Laura
This is my son Dylan:
You say: Hi Dylan...
You think: Another Dylan...
This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: What an unusal name!
You think: Too cutesy, but interesting
This is my son Jack:
You say: I love the name Jack!
You think: ditto
This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: I love the name Eleanor
You think: ditto
This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I really like Thomas
You think: can't stand Tom
This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: What an interesting nn!
You think: Why ruin a perfectly good if overly popular name?
This is my son Oliver:
You say: I love the name Oliver!
You think: ditto
This is my daughter Alice:
You say: That was my grandmother's name
You think: underused classic
This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Alexander is a great name
You think: WAY too many kids named Alex
This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: What a neat name!
You think: Unusual and pretty