Re: Copycatting Caroline and the others: you say / you think
in reply to a message by rainmaker
This is my son Cotton
You say: "Cotton is a different name. I don't hear it very often."
You think: "I wish I never heard it. My head hurts."
This is my son Bartholomew
You say: "Mind if I call you Bart?"
You think: "That is such a funny name! Oh, God, I use that name all the time for characters that are hillbillies!"
This is my son Cornelius (Neely)
You say: "Hi there, Neely. You have a nice name."
You think: "Hi there, Corny."
This is my son Florian
You say: "Florian is a beautiful name!"
You think: "For a girl."
This is my daughter Magnolia
You say: "I love that name! It's so pretty!"
You think: "I love that name! It's so pretty!"
This is my daughter Octavia
You say: "Octavia is a nice name."
You think: "Octopus?"
This is my daughter Beatrix
You say: "Hi, Beatrix. That's a nice name, isn't it?"
You think: "No. Just no."
This is my daughter Eulalia
You say: "Wow, that's a unique name. It's very pretty."
You think: "How did you say that?"
You say: "Cotton is a different name. I don't hear it very often."
You think: "I wish I never heard it. My head hurts."
This is my son Bartholomew
You say: "Mind if I call you Bart?"
You think: "That is such a funny name! Oh, God, I use that name all the time for characters that are hillbillies!"
This is my son Cornelius (Neely)
You say: "Hi there, Neely. You have a nice name."
You think: "Hi there, Corny."
This is my son Florian
You say: "Florian is a beautiful name!"
You think: "For a girl."
This is my daughter Magnolia
You say: "I love that name! It's so pretty!"
You think: "I love that name! It's so pretty!"
This is my daughter Octavia
You say: "Octavia is a nice name."
You think: "Octopus?"
This is my daughter Beatrix
You say: "Hi, Beatrix. That's a nice name, isn't it?"
You think: "No. Just no."
This is my daughter Eulalia
You say: "Wow, that's a unique name. It's very pretty."
You think: "How did you say that?"