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Help[Opinions] Re: Does Mandy sound too nicknamey on its own?
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
And if you also wanted it to look awful or perhaps like you don't know how to spell. Alternate spellings of word names are silly and Mandalyn feels like empty trendiness.
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I don't always like alternative spellings either but I do have exceptions. A mandolin is ordinarily an instrument and not a name and as such I have more flexibility of opinion in spelling. Spellings aren't a binary you absolutely must abide by. My favorite spellings for Elizabeth and Alice happen to be Elisabeth and Alyce and there is nothing wrong with that. That's just your opinion and the implication of my illiteracy just because of my offered opinion on spelling choice is both rude as well as comical.
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I am aware of the existence of alternate spellings of names, believe it or not, and also of the existence of mandolins, hence my statement "alternate spellings of word names are silly." Because Elizabeth and Elisabeth are both accepted spellings of the name, but you could not refer to the instrument as a mandalyn. There is, in fact, a correct spelling of the word mandolin and so if you spell it another way, yes, it gives the impression that you do not know how to spell it. Obviously I know you know how to spell the mandolin because you also spelled it correctly in your post, this is a hypothetical, if I saw the name Mandalyn in use. It's not personal, I just think it's a stupid name that I hope no child would ever have to bear, an opinion I have the right to just as much as you do yours.
(But what do you mean by "spellings aren't a binary" anyway? What's the binary here? Correctly spelled and incorrectly spelled? Because when it comes to words I am in fact a great proponent of standardized spellings.)
(But what do you mean by "spellings aren't a binary" anyway? What's the binary here? Correctly spelled and incorrectly spelled? Because when it comes to words I am in fact a great proponent of standardized spellings.)
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Sure you do, it just happens to be the wrong one, as alternative spellings are valid even in word names. Particularly if it makes it more name-like comparison to the word counterpart. I'd rather be a Skye than a Sky because Skye is more obviously a name than the latter.
This message was edited 8/4/2022, 1:48 PM
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Nope, I still think they're dumb. Sure they're "valid" in the sense that if someone is given a name, that's their name, but they're not good names. They look bad and very silly. And I think making a "more name like counterpart" is unnecessary and ruins the point to using a word name in the first place. And if anyone actually used the name Mandalyn I'd roll my eyes for a thousand years. (Skye is different, it is also a place name. That's the reason for that spelling.) I can say "your opinion is wrong" just as well as you can, but I won't, because I know what an opinion is.
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Rosanna: disregard my recommendation for Mandalyn. Apparently Kaesy would "literally die" if someone broke her sense of normalcy with a variant spelling & I'd rather not inadvertently commit manslaughter because of someone's weak constitution of letter arrangement scandal. So don't consider my recommendation for her benefit & safety. namaste 🙏🏼
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I just think it's a bad name it's Not That Deep. (Though yes I hope no one will consider using it)
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If you really did roll your eyes "for a thousand years" I would feel bad for you and your lack of a life.
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If I don't get a chance to use hyperbole (my favorite thing in the entire world) every single day, I will literally shrivel up and die
This message was edited 8/4/2022, 3:11 PM
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My middle name is Lynn and so once people heard it, I grew up with being teased by "Mandolin" like the intrustment. I grew to hate it no matter what. Now a days, it just makes my eyes roll but it comes up every time I need to sign a legal document. It gets old very quick. LOL!
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