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[Opinions] Julienne
Usuable, or too carrotstick-y?
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I prefer Julienne spelled Julianne...Samantha
~18 year old, freshmen at University of Michigan-Flint
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Would someone please explain what "carrotstick-y" means?
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Okay.When you cut up vegetables into little matchsticks of sorts, it is called 'julienne'. Hence, carrot sticks.
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The carrot-sticky description is kind of odd, imo. To julienne is to CUT something in fine pieces, like carrot sticks or other vegetables. It's not relegated to just carrot sticks and a "julienne" is not a carrot stick. Just FYI. :b
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Like Chrisell said, julienne is also a noun. So I was using it in the right context. And even if it's not restricted to simply carrots, most people knew what I meant, did they not? And the ones that didn't, didn't know what the word julienne meant anyways, so it wouldn't have mattered how I described it.
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Nope . . ."Julienne" is both a noun and a verb. The verb, as you say, is the act of cutting things into matchsticks; but the noun can be applied to anything that has been julienned. Hence, Potatoes Julienne, Carrots Julienne, Celery Julienne, etc etc.www.answers.com/julienne
ChrisellAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Not usable. Too much a carrot-stick name.
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Usable. Not my favourite "Julia" name, though - I prefer Juliet, Julia, and Julie.
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Usable. On paper it's all about carrots. But I'd feel slightly guilty that I might be neurotic, if it continued to bother me after I made Julienne's acquaintance. :ahem: I hope it wouldn't =P I don't think it should. I guess it might.- mirfak

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I'm on the fence. I like Julienne and really want it to be usable but I fear it probably is too carrot sticky.
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
~Mark Twain
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Those are my exact thoughts. Hence posting for more opinions. =) Thanks.
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Too carrotstick-y for me sorry . . .Nice word lol. Yes, I definitely think of a platter of sticks of carrot and celery, with a nice french onion dip in the middle.It's a pity, as Julienne is such a pretty name. What about Julie-Anne or Julianne instead?
ChrisellAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

This message was edited 9/13/2006, 7:41 PM

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LMAO
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I'm liking all Julie & Julia related names lately. (Except for those two original names)I really like Juliana, Julianne, and Juliet(te) but it seems like everyone and their dog has been naming their kid those lately. Hm. Don't you hate when something 'steals' a nice name? Sigh.

This message was edited 9/13/2006, 7:45 PM

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