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Help[Opinions] Re: Lake
in reply to a message by Perrine
I should love this idea. I love lake life and lake culture. I grew up "going to the lake" which is a common activity in middle class Canadian/Manitoban culture - escaping to "the lake" (everyone uses this terminology, and everyone knows what a person means when they say it, and every family has a different "lake" they are referring to). "The Lake" means relaxation, beauty, a place to rest and have fun and enjoy life and nature. It's a magical place, a state of mind, a way of life, etc etc.
But I hate the idea of Lake as a name. SO MUCH.
I don't find it calm and serene at all. It's the total opposite. As a name, all the good qualities of the word "lake" just evaporate and it becomes extremely grating. Maybe because for me, it's trying to distill a concept into the most abruptly obvious word choice available. It's too reductive.
Also, I don't think it would sound right with any last name. It just turns people into lakes.
But I hate the idea of Lake as a name. SO MUCH.
I don't find it calm and serene at all. It's the total opposite. As a name, all the good qualities of the word "lake" just evaporate and it becomes extremely grating. Maybe because for me, it's trying to distill a concept into the most abruptly obvious word choice available. It's too reductive.
Also, I don't think it would sound right with any last name. It just turns people into lakes.
This message was edited 7/11/2021, 6:02 AM
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