[Opinions] Re: Tangerine
in reply to a message by gaelruadh19
It's better than Apple, in its sound and its greater length (leading to more nn possibilities). It also avoids the probable sniggers about the Garden of Eden which Apple will attract.
But in general it's not a brilliant concept. I know a Chinese woman who tried to get her English-speaking friends to call her Plum instead of Mei-Lin, but nobody would. And lots of the nicer fruits have really unsuitable names for humans: Grapefruit? Mango? I think not.
But in general it's not a brilliant concept. I know a Chinese woman who tried to get her English-speaking friends to call her Plum instead of Mei-Lin, but nobody would. And lots of the nicer fruits have really unsuitable names for humans: Grapefruit? Mango? I think not.