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SameOldStory · 09-03-2010, 12:46 PM

My name is VERY commonly misspelled. Even when I spell it. one . sloooooooow . letter . at . a . time, people get it wrong. I still get irritated after 55 years.

SameOldStory · 09-03-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ea

I was wondering about that, too. Perhaps: Emmily, Emmili, Emili, Emyli, Emly, Emmeli, Emmely, Emli, Emmyli, ... But why not just stay with the usual way of spelling it - that way she won't have to correct it every time other people spell it wrong. If it's pronounced the same way, why spell it differently?

You stopped a little too soon.

Ea · 09-03-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

You stopped a little too soon.

Well, Emily ends with a short vocal sound - I didn't think of a version that ends with a long vocal sound such as 'lee'

SameOldStory · 09-03-2010, 01:06 PM

Maybe they have time to change it to Emylea.

Then we could have Ea_Terd.

Ea · 09-03-2010, 01:33 PM

FlorenceArt · 09-03-2010, 02:52 PM

Of course, the only correct spelling is Emilie. And it rhymes with jolie

kennyc · 09-03-2010, 03:53 PM

I hope the happy_turd is saving this thread to show to the girly when she grows up!

astra · 09-03-2010, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I hope the happy_turd is saving this thread to show to the girly when she grows up!

Fantastic idea!
HT do it

WT Sharpe · 09-03-2010, 04:03 PM

I hope NOT! After seeing Carrot Top in the baby carriage, and some of the names I've suggested, she'll probably come gunning for me!

dreams · 09-03-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

Wife decided on Emylee.

*shrug* spelling doesn't matter to me too much. I generally misspell their names on all their cakes regardless.

Emylee.... A very new spelling to me.

Have you chosen a middle name for her?

My friend's daughter is Emily and is called Em.

kennyc · 09-03-2010, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I hope NOT! After seeing Carrot Top in the baby carriage, and some of the names I've suggested, she'll probably come gunning for me!

Gotta be careful what you post on the internet, it has a looooooong memory!

badgoodDeb · 09-03-2010, 04:14 PM

Besides, in 15 years, this will all be SOOOooo old fashioned that she'll never care. I mean -- what was the coolest thing in 1995 -- Usenet maybe? And where is it today?

FlorenceArt · 09-03-2010, 04:21 PM

1995... I think that's about the time I bought my first computer. And I dove into FirstClass bulletin boards almost immediately. But I wouldn't know what was cool then. I am not a cool person.

And Usenet is still around

FizzyWater · 09-03-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dreams

Emylee.... A very new spelling to me.

Me, too.

I'm afraid if I saw that "in the wild", I'd be likely to pronounce it like Emie Lee, not Emily...

kennyc · 09-03-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

1995... I think that's about the time I bought my first computer. And I dove into FirstClass bulletin boards almost immediately. But I wouldn't know what was cool then. I am not a cool person.

And Usenet is still around

Yeah, do take that gbd!

I built my own computer well before usenet. So there! I'm still not cool!

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SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	My name is VERY commonly misspelled. Even when I spell it. one . sloooooooow . letter . at . a . time, people get it wrong. I still get irritated after 55 years.

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SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Maybe they have time to change it to Emylea. Then we could have Ea_Terd.

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Of course, the only correct spelling is Emilie. And it rhymes with jolie

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	1995... I think that's about the time I bought my first computer. And I dove into FirstClass bulletin boards almost immediately. But I wouldn't know what was cool then. I am not a cool person. And Usenet is still around