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[Opinions] Re: Tiphanie
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The States? The home of misspelled names? I remember when there was a post in the Lounge asking about "Stereotypes of Countries", and so many who were not American cited as a common stereotype of the US, "Misspelled names." Tiphanie goes over fine here. I know that it's not technically a misspelling, but rather a foreign form, but since we are so used to misspellings I think it would be seen as one.I think I like both spellings about equally. I like the name well enough. My youngest sister hates it._______________________________________________________________________________________________I am all for finding loving homes for children who truly need them.I am against unnecessary, unethical, forced, and illegal "adoptions".I do not support sealed records, altered birth certificates, coercion of first parents, unenforceable "open" adoptions, and avoidance of fathers' rights.
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The misspelling stereotype is what I meant. I know people assume Clarisse is misspelled and it bothers me. That was my main drawback against Tiphanie.
Tiffany seems to be one of those divisive names - you hate or love.
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As I said, I really like Tiffany, but there's no getting around the fact it acquired a very downmarket image pretty quickly, and the Tiphanie spelling just highlights that image and dates the name more than it already is.
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Agreed. The "trashy" feel it gives a lot of people is unavoidable.
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Just like my beloved Amber. *Sigh*
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I love the sound and feel of Amber. It's such a whimsical thought - outside of popular connotations. I don't think Amber will ever recover. Sigh.
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In that case, best forget it lol.
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