Making it up

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I was wondering how people feel about tailored and made-up names. I know there is a lot of dislike for "kreatyv" spellings, and at least a moderate amount of disdain for apparently made-up names.

I mostly agree with this, but I've started feeling kind of bad because a lot of names that are now perceived as traditional began as made-up (well, I suppose all names were made-up once upon a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth, but most names currently in circulation have a long linguistic history).

I don't mind creative names and spellings on principle. My issue is when people bastardize language in order to differentiate a name. Language has rules and systems, and if you want to come up with something new I think you should operate within those constraints. Language also has history, and it would also be nice to think about the etymology of your creation (but I would definitely settle just for people realizing that you can't swap/add/subtract/rearrange letters indiscriminately).

For people who dislike "kreatyv" and made-up names, is it an across-the-board feeling? Are there ways to categorize how you feel about different tailorings?

I also sometimes have issues with names that have been borrowed from other languages, and kind of jury-rigged to fit with English, but I can't even go into that without this trailing on forever.

Comments

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Creative spellings and made-up names are my favorites. I love them. However, I would never spell 'creative' 'kreatyv,' lol. I'm a stickler for spelling and grammar, ironically enough, lol.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I have seen people using "kreatyv" to reflect how some people have butchered names with creative spellings, and quite liked the idea.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't mean to insult you or anything, it wasn't meant like that, I'm sorry. I totally understand why you used it. :) I was just making a comment/observation. I'm sorry!

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I'm not insulted, I just didn't want anyone to think I would really spell it that way! Wouldn't it be awesome (not), if everyone decided to creatively spell all words, not just names!

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

*bans self from using exclamation marks*

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

LOL, there was a time when words were spelled 2 or 3 ways consistently!

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

YES! And it was awesome. I would really like to use that s that looks like an f again, it would be great.

However, I must now run away in terror from your icon.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

LOL sorry! ;-)