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[Opinions] Re: Amber?
I guess it sounds a lot softer and sweeter in an Australian accent than an American one. I really dislike how it sounds; I hate m and b next to each other, sounds fat and clunky. Followed by the -er makes it straight dumb. But ambuh isn't as bad.The associations don't really bother me for Jessica, which I guess is similar vibewise to Amber. It might be better as a middle name if you're worried about it though.
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Ditto all of this (+OT nudge to Tippins)Tippins: I replied to your Voltairine comment down a little ways, in the top ten survey :)
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The biggest problem...is that, at this point at least, I cannot firmly call myself an anarchist. D: She looks like she was a pretty kickass individual and I would have no problem with using/shortlisting Voltairine and there being a connection to her. But the fact that Voltaire is a pen name Voltaire invented for himself, I feel like using Voltaire is referring exclusively to him, and that Voltairine would be to Him or to Voltairine de Cleyre. kwim? If it were a name that was actually a name apart from her and Voltaire I'd be totes okay with it.Maybe one day I will read a bunch of her books and then be okay with it. I just can't quite get over my qualms at this point though :P
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I know what you mean :P
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