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Help[Opinions] Re: That's totally different, though (m)
in reply to a message by Array
I think you're putting deeper meaning behind what I said than is actually there. I was not comparing McKin'zandraleigh and Saronia... at all.
McKin'zandraleigh was pulled right out of my ass in the moment. It was a different beast from a different tangent entirely. It's nothing to do with whether any made up name (be it Saronia or what have you) has unnecessary letters or an intuitive pronunciation. I was simply dittoing Julia's sentiment regarding Lillian's defense of willy nilly made up names vs. made up names taken from existing words and elements, and McKin'zandraleigh (Mickey for short :p) was thrown in at the end almost as an afterthought. Like, "Well at least neither side offered up this."
I said my bit about how Shakespeare's names were different from randomly made up names which just sound pretty (do you remember when I first joined up here on BtN and my absolute all-time favorite name was Nykara?) and the Mickey part was a big ol' piece of Shayna-putting-in-more-inconsequential-tidbits-than-necessary pie. I should have left it at "Ditto" and that be that.
My dander's not raised, I'm just frustrated that I'm not clear enough when I write. I really hadn't meant what you said here. I'm not trying to bitch at you back. If I was, I don't think this would have worked anyway :P
Oooh, and also while I'm at it, I'm not this huge Shakespeare Is God type either. I just used him as the example given of name creators.
McKin'zandraleigh was pulled right out of my ass in the moment. It was a different beast from a different tangent entirely. It's nothing to do with whether any made up name (be it Saronia or what have you) has unnecessary letters or an intuitive pronunciation. I was simply dittoing Julia's sentiment regarding Lillian's defense of willy nilly made up names vs. made up names taken from existing words and elements, and McKin'zandraleigh (Mickey for short :p) was thrown in at the end almost as an afterthought. Like, "Well at least neither side offered up this."
I said my bit about how Shakespeare's names were different from randomly made up names which just sound pretty (do you remember when I first joined up here on BtN and my absolute all-time favorite name was Nykara?) and the Mickey part was a big ol' piece of Shayna-putting-in-more-inconsequential-tidbits-than-necessary pie. I should have left it at "Ditto" and that be that.
My dander's not raised, I'm just frustrated that I'm not clear enough when I write. I really hadn't meant what you said here. I'm not trying to bitch at you back. If I was, I don't think this would have worked anyway :P
Oooh, and also while I'm at it, I'm not this huge Shakespeare Is God type either. I just used him as the example given of name creators.
This message was edited 6/18/2008, 11:02 PM
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