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Help[Opinions] Bertha
Do you think this will ever come back? Do you like it?
Recently watched a series from Spain and in it is a young Berta.
It made me wonder.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
Recently watched a series from Spain and in it is a young Berta.
It made me wonder.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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It just reminds me of birth. Like, placenta and blood… I hope it never comes back. Sorry Bertha :/
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Bertha can quite definitely come back in Spain or any other country where English isn't the main language.
It will be harder for it to come back in the USA because it has become extremely stereotyped as "obese and obnoxious". This goes all the way back to a cannon the Germans used to shell Paris with during World War I, which got nicknamed "Big Bertha" in English. Ever since, authors, screenwriters, and cartoonists in the USA have continually reinforced that image by using Bertha as a name for characters who have those qualities.
Either this stereotype would have to disappear, or the cultural prejudice against fat people would have to moderate, before Bertha could return to widespread use in English speaking countries, especially the USA.
It will be harder for it to come back in the USA because it has become extremely stereotyped as "obese and obnoxious". This goes all the way back to a cannon the Germans used to shell Paris with during World War I, which got nicknamed "Big Bertha" in English. Ever since, authors, screenwriters, and cartoonists in the USA have continually reinforced that image by using Bertha as a name for characters who have those qualities.
Either this stereotype would have to disappear, or the cultural prejudice against fat people would have to moderate, before Bertha could return to widespread use in English speaking countries, especially the USA.
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I'm not a fan but I can stand it, however I don't think it's ever coming back, its pronunciation is strange - sounds like "birth" plus the A at the end.
As a Spanish, it made me wonder as well. I never thought it would become common due to its oldness, like its English form, but I wasn't surprised either, it fits the aesthetic of short and not repetitive sounds. However, I bet it got out of the Spanish chart now as it was ranked #99 in 2021. I have it added on my PNL, it's refreshing.
By the way, what is the series' names?
As a Spanish, it made me wonder as well. I never thought it would become common due to its oldness, like its English form, but I wasn't surprised either, it fits the aesthetic of short and not repetitive sounds. However, I bet it got out of the Spanish chart now as it was ranked #99 in 2021. I have it added on my PNL, it's refreshing.
By the way, what is the series' names?
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It’s called Three days of Christmas and I personally really liked it! It’s on Netflix and I think called Dias de Navidad in Spanish. It’s a mini series with three episodes.
Berta was the actress‘ name, her character was called Esther. I also liked some other names, such as Maria, but I’ve asked about them before.
Other more interesting names were Lorena and Adela and Valentina.
Berta was the actress‘ name, her character was called Esther. I also liked some other names, such as Maria, but I’ve asked about them before.
Other more interesting names were Lorena and Adela and Valentina.
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I do like it. There was a stop motion animated tv series in the uk in the mid 1980s. The tv series was about a machine called Bertha.
As much as I like it even in the 80s in Britain it would have been a little dated and I don’t see it making a come back.
As much as I like it even in the 80s in Britain it would have been a little dated and I don’t see it making a come back.
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Sorry don't like it at all
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