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HelpYou're in for a very rough ride.
in reply to a message by Ashlee
Honestly. Ashley you could get away with...but not Ashlee. That is 100% a feminine spelling in the US.
If I were you, I would start going by Ash now - and hide the fact that your name is Ashlee. I'm not sure where in the US you are...but if you're in the midwest, the south, or a small town, you're in for it.
If I were you, I would start going by Ash now - and hide the fact that your name is Ashlee. I'm not sure where in the US you are...but if you're in the midwest, the south, or a small town, you're in for it.
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Thanks tho Siri. That's kind of what I wanted to check. I couldn't really tell how common the different spellings were or whether it really made any difference no matter what the spelling was. I figured that they sound the same so it isn't so bad if someone reads out your name, but when its written down I see what you mean. Are schools okay using shortened versions of names?
We've moved to PA.
Thx again.
Ashlee / Ash LOL
Thanks tho Siri. That's kind of what I wanted to check. I couldn't really tell how common the different spellings were or whether it really made any difference no matter what the spelling was. I figured that they sound the same so it isn't so bad if someone reads out your name, but when its written down I see what you mean. Are schools okay using shortened versions of names?
We've moved to PA.
Thx again.
Ashlee / Ash LOL
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You aren't going to be beaten up and shoved in lockers because your name is Ashlee. Other students might this it's odd at first, but they won't care. No need to hide anything.
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If you're in PA, you're quite fine.
:-) You'll be teased, but that's it. And yep - English people tend to be almost worshipped in the US, it seems. :-)
:-) You'll be teased, but that's it. And yep - English people tend to be almost worshipped in the US, it seems. :-)
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Might not even be teased
Merely questioned a few times. There are so many unusual variant spellings for everything these days, and so many cross-gender sorts of names, I just don't think it's that big a deal. And I'm the mother of teenagers in culturally conservative Texas. I asked my son what he thought, and his answer was typically teen: "Whatever, dude."
I think you'll be fine, and welcome to the USA!
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
Merely questioned a few times. There are so many unusual variant spellings for everything these days, and so many cross-gender sorts of names, I just don't think it's that big a deal. And I'm the mother of teenagers in culturally conservative Texas. I asked my son what he thought, and his answer was typically teen: "Whatever, dude."
I think you'll be fine, and welcome to the USA!
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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Oh LOL. Really... cool. I just posted to Siri thanking him/her for the warning. But there are some others with the same name then and same spelling. Phew! LOL. A bit of teasing doesn't bother me that much to be honest. I got that even in England sometimes, over stuff other than my name lol. But I didn't want to be like in for it all the time either. Usually people call me Ash anyway once they got to know me.
Ashlee
Ashlee
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