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Help[Opinions] Emiliana? WDYT?
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Beautiful!
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It's the only Emily-ish name that I like at all. It's pretty.
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It's okay, but just so long. It's too much of a mouthful IMO. Emilia is better.
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Pretentiously long...
...With the queen of yuppie endings, -ana. I just can't stand it, I'm afraid. The only -ana names I like are Mariana and Karana. Emiliana looks and sounds contrived to me.
Array
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
...With the queen of yuppie endings, -ana. I just can't stand it, I'm afraid. The only -ana names I like are Mariana and Karana. Emiliana looks and sounds contrived to me.
Array
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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About -ana endings (not being critical, just wondering), by yuppie endings do you mean trendy?
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Post under one name only please, Guest/Emily
It is strictly against the rules to post under more than one name. Also, I believe we already have an Emily. Please choose another name (not Guest or Emily) and stick to it from now on.
Thanks
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
It is strictly against the rules to post under more than one name. Also, I believe we already have an Emily. Please choose another name (not Guest or Emily) and stick to it from now on.
Thanks
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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You're sort of a bully on these boards, huh?
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No its her job to explain the rules to people who don't bother to check up on them themselves.
This message was edited 7/1/2006, 8:04 AM
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I know she's a mod. and this isn't the first time she's talked to me about some rule I've broken on the board. However, it is the first time I've been a snot about it, but this time it just got under my skin.
Reason I posted as guest under one post and Emily under another:
I was asking people what they thought of the name Emiliana in this thread and since my real name is Emily I chose to post under guest instead of my real name so they majority of responeses wouldn't turn into a comparison between Emily and Emiliana. My intention was never to decive, just to start with a "clean canvas" so to say.
I think that this particular mod. had been quite "icy" in the past.
Reason I posted as guest under one post and Emily under another:
I was asking people what they thought of the name Emiliana in this thread and since my real name is Emily I chose to post under guest instead of my real name so they majority of responeses wouldn't turn into a comparison between Emily and Emiliana. My intention was never to decive, just to start with a "clean canvas" so to say.
I think that this particular mod. had been quite "icy" in the past.
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She's the moderator.
Not a bully. It's her job to tell people when they're breaking the rules.
Array
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Not a bully. It's her job to tell people when they're breaking the rules.
Array
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Nope, I mean yuppie.
Don't worry about being critical--I certainly am, and I welcome the company. ;)
I think of Juliana and Liliana as sort of nouveau yuppie names. They sound like the children of overly-indulgent, macchiato-drinking, Volvo driving soccer moms everywhere to me. They're "different" and "fresh" but safe--no one gets ousted from the chic playgroup with a Lily in tow. The names are precious in the extreme to my ears, like the pwetty-pwetty-pwincesses their parents expect them to be.
And that's a huge, sweeping generalization, but when I see an -ana name, I just get this feeling that the kid's going to be a spoiled brat with parents who think they're very cool and standing out from the crowd, when they've really just combined two insanely popular names to make a third. It's an instinctive thing, and a bit visceral, so if this doesn't make any sense, I apologize and will be happy to try and reexplain. :)
Array (a silly creature)
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Don't worry about being critical--I certainly am, and I welcome the company. ;)
I think of Juliana and Liliana as sort of nouveau yuppie names. They sound like the children of overly-indulgent, macchiato-drinking, Volvo driving soccer moms everywhere to me. They're "different" and "fresh" but safe--no one gets ousted from the chic playgroup with a Lily in tow. The names are precious in the extreme to my ears, like the pwetty-pwetty-pwincesses their parents expect them to be.
And that's a huge, sweeping generalization, but when I see an -ana name, I just get this feeling that the kid's going to be a spoiled brat with parents who think they're very cool and standing out from the crowd, when they've really just combined two insanely popular names to make a third. It's an instinctive thing, and a bit visceral, so if this doesn't make any sense, I apologize and will be happy to try and reexplain. :)
Array (a silly creature)
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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No I understand now. I disagree but understand what you're talking about and the feeling you're describing I know too, but for me I feel that way about names like Brittany, Amy, Kyra, Ashlee (any spelling), Kylie (any spelling), and the list goes on!
"...like the pwetty-pwetty-pwincesses their parents expect them to be." Well said my friend.
"...like the pwetty-pwetty-pwincesses their parents expect them to be." Well said my friend.
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Awwww, mine's a pwetty-pwetty-pwincess name? Damn--I better try harder. A neighbor of mine saw me driving home and mentioned to my mother that "Your son's home from college, huh?"
I feel the same about Brittany-Ashlee-Kylie-etc, too--Brittany and Ashley and them are, like, the previous generation of Juliana-Savannahs.
Array (clearly the exception to the Amy rule ;D )
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
I feel the same about Brittany-Ashlee-Kylie-etc, too--Brittany and Ashley and them are, like, the previous generation of Juliana-Savannahs.
Array (clearly the exception to the Amy rule ;D )
...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Oops, sorry. Well if it makes you feel better, I've gotta include my name (Emily) in that category too, which, with my luck is probably like your mom or sisters name or something.
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