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Help[Opinions] tangent (re: Kate and Cate at the beginning)
in reply to a message by Canielle
So, Kate and Cate both have one syllable and the AY vowel by themselves, but using them as prefixes seems awkward because the "e" doesn't seem like it would change the A to an AY if it's in the middle.
When I see Katelyn I know it's kate+lyn, but Catelyn is different though-- I never knew whether it was meant to be Cate+lyn or Cat-a-lin in ASOIAF until I heard it on Game of Thrones, and even then it seems to turn into Catlyn.
And I'd never read Catelina or Katerina as Kate+lina/rina. Is Katelyn just the exception because it's common enough? What about Katelin? I'd assume that was kat-e-lin but it's not that different from Katelyn.
When I see Katelyn I know it's kate+lyn, but Catelyn is different though-- I never knew whether it was meant to be Cate+lyn or Cat-a-lin in ASOIAF until I heard it on Game of Thrones, and even then it seems to turn into Catlyn.
And I'd never read Catelina or Katerina as Kate+lina/rina. Is Katelyn just the exception because it's common enough? What about Katelin? I'd assume that was kat-e-lin but it's not that different from Katelyn.
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