I actually never thought all that much about the name until I started liking Nadal hehe. I like the way he says it, but so many people ruin both his first and last name the way they pronounce them -- RA-fee-el especially. He says it kind of like there's no E in the name.
Oh, I hate when people call him Rafa. I can only call him Rafael. Maybe if I married a guy from Spain or Brazil that name would come up, but only then.
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Date: 2008-07-07 02:37 am (UTC)I actually never thought all that much about the name until I started liking Nadal hehe. I like the way he says it, but so many people ruin both his first and last name the way they pronounce them -- RA-fee-el especially. He says it kind of like there's no E in the name.
I love Rafa as a nickname.
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Date: 2008-07-07 11:28 am (UTC)I like the name Rafael but i can't stand it when people shorten it to Rafa. it makes me think of the Liverpool FC manager.
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Date: 2008-07-07 01:41 pm (UTC)But wow what a great match, huh?
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