New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Re: Christer
in reply to a message by xPrincess27x
I don't know about England. But here in the U.S. people would think it was Christ with a long "i" sound with an "r" on the end. And it wouldn't go over well. But the U.K. doesn't have our fundamentalist streak and so it might work.
I prefer Kester over Christer for clarity.
I prefer Kester over Christer for clarity.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
"Christer" is sometimes used in the U.S. as a derogatory term for fundamentalist Christians. So it definitely wouldn't go over well here. The situation is probably different overseas.
http://therevealer.org/archives/1866
http://therevealer.org/archives/1866
1
I'd never seen it before, but my tendency was to pronounce it Chris-ter.
1
I'm not sure why they'd think it has a long "i" sound in the U.S. Looks to me like it'd be pronounced Chris-ter.
Either way, yes. I think it is perfectly usable. A nice change from Christopher and Christian.
Either way, yes. I think it is perfectly usable. A nice change from Christopher and Christian.
1