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Help[Opinions] Re: Abbye
in reply to a message by Abbye (Logan)
I think it's a bit selfish when people add unnecessary letters to their names. Abby and Abbye are essentially the same name, except the latter is a lot more inconvenient and confusing. When you call out "Abby" or "Abbye," you're calling out the same name, and everyone will respond. Same with Abbygaile and Abigail - no offense, but the way you spell it bugs me quite a lot. I like that you go by your surname though - that's so strange that people would refuse to call you it because they say it's a boy's name. I know several girls who go by their last names, or a combination of first and last names.
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Yeah, but it is easier when people put up lists and stuff, I always know which one is my name. They only print the first letter of the last name. So the lists look like this:
Abby P.
Abby Z.
Abby S.
Abby A.
Abbye W.
Abby P.
Abby P.
We have 3 Abby P.'s in my grade, Abby Parker, Abby Petrovasky, and Abby Parker (yeah we've got 2 of 'em) so it's easy for me to know which one is my name just because of the spelling. Selfish? How so?And Logan isn't my last name, it's my MIDDLE name. Williams is my last name. Abbygaile Logan Williams.
Abby P.
Abby Z.
Abby S.
Abby A.
Abbye W.
Abby P.
Abby P.
We have 3 Abby P.'s in my grade, Abby Parker, Abby Petrovasky, and Abby Parker (yeah we've got 2 of 'em) so it's easy for me to know which one is my name just because of the spelling. Selfish? How so?And Logan isn't my last name, it's my MIDDLE name. Williams is my last name. Abbygaile Logan Williams.
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That makes sense. I can see how it would be easier for you that way. However, the -e on the end doesn't make any sense, even though it's taken from the e on the end of your name. It makes it seem like it would be pronounced A-BIE or Abb-ye. Abbey would have the same effect as making it easily identifiable, and it would make phonetic sense. There's also Abi and Abbie. It's really the seemingly superfluous -e on the end that makes me think it's selfish, because it does make phonetic sense.
Also it's not easier for people you only meet fleetingly or that kind of thing. I think if I were you in a lot of cases, if I were asked my name I would say "Abbye" or "Abbygaile" and not correct them if they spelled it wrong. Not necessarily school, maybe.
I know a lot of girls that go by their middle names too, and I think going by Logan would prevent a lot of the Abby confusion, though I don't like Logan on a girl very much. Of course, I wouldn't refuse to call a girl Logan "Logan" if that was her name, even though I consider it a boys' name - that's silly.
Also it's not easier for people you only meet fleetingly or that kind of thing. I think if I were you in a lot of cases, if I were asked my name I would say "Abbye" or "Abbygaile" and not correct them if they spelled it wrong. Not necessarily school, maybe.
I know a lot of girls that go by their middle names too, and I think going by Logan would prevent a lot of the Abby confusion, though I don't like Logan on a girl very much. Of course, I wouldn't refuse to call a girl Logan "Logan" if that was her name, even though I consider it a boys' name - that's silly.
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She explained how so.
If you're asking for opinions, you shouldn't expect that everyone will agree with you.
And on another note, I wouldn't like it if my friends/classmates shared my surname online.
If you're asking for opinions, you shouldn't expect that everyone will agree with you.
And on another note, I wouldn't like it if my friends/classmates shared my surname online.
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