It's started...
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babynamesA girl came into the office today and, when asked to spell her name out, wrote it as Car6ly. Suffice to say, 'the 6 was silent'.
Now, I've not seen Bandslam, but I'm informed that's where this little trend comes from. I would like to say, however, that I work in a university, so the girl in question had to be 18, and that the forms she was filing in were official University documents. Putting that in her 'preferred name' box means that all her official forms and documents will be addressed as such and, if I'm not mistaken, could lead to her degree certificate being made out to Car6ly.
Perhaps it's actually her given name, and her mother was several decades ahead in her stupidity, but I'm doubting it...
Now, I've not seen Bandslam, but I'm informed that's where this little trend comes from. I would like to say, however, that I work in a university, so the girl in question had to be 18, and that the forms she was filing in were official University documents. Putting that in her 'preferred name' box means that all her official forms and documents will be addressed as such and, if I'm not mistaken, could lead to her degree certificate being made out to Car6ly.
Perhaps it's actually her given name, and her mother was several decades ahead in her stupidity, but I'm doubting it...
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Not quite as stupid as 6....
Date: 2009-09-21 03:57 pm (UTC)Re: Not quite as stupid as 6....
Date: 2009-09-21 04:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 04:10 pm (UTC)What is the Bandslam connection? Is there a character in the movie who does the same thing?
Re: Not quite as stupid as 6....
Date: 2009-09-21 04:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 04:14 pm (UTC)They have a similar one that is silent, although throwing a random russian letter in an english name would be just as stupid..
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Date: 2009-09-21 04:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 05:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 05:09 pm (UTC)Perhaps it wasn't a 6, but was a ð? The old English letter (makes a th sound)? Not that I'd believe it's legal to use that either.
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Date: 2009-09-21 05:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 05:13 pm (UTC)LOL.
14-18 seems to be the age they are targeting for the movie, ya know, just in to just out of high school. I wonder what her major is? If it's in Arts, well, okay, then I guess it wouldn't be too bad to have on her degree. However, just randomly throwing in a number to copy some lame movie is really sad as she's just copying something and she should be the trend setter, not the follower. Of course, any person that would do such a stupid thing...I'm surprised they're going to a University in the first place. Unless it's Chico State, of course.
I'm so out of touch with what's cool now days. Maybe I should change my name to 5avanah. Or S4av4n4ah. Fours are silent, of course. oh! Or 1Savanah, cause I'm #1!!!
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:09 pm (UTC)I was super scathing of the whole Sa5m thing, until a musical friend told me that it's actually something to do with guitar chords. Still a ludicrous thing to do to your name, but ludicrous in a relevant way. Car6ly can't even claim that.
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 06:36 pm (UTC)I now feel bad though, since one of my NNs online (that I've been using for at least 10 years!) has a silent three (because of Tom Lehrer) and now people are just going to think I'm a no0b. *kri kri*
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Date: 2009-09-22 01:08 am (UTC)You know what would be funny? 1337 n4m35! Example: Ch4r10773. Makes more sense than silent numbers, letters or /|><}...
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Date: 2009-09-22 09:03 am (UTC)It's not possible for a 6 to be silent.
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Date: 2009-09-22 10:04 am (UTC)no subject
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