Dear Abby comes out against uneek spellings

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DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter is pregnant with her third child. We are all excited about the arrival. We were recently told of the baby's name, which is beautiful. My only concern is the way it's being spelled.

The name will be spelled as "Jasiela," although the mother-to-be is pronouncing it "Gisella." Do I need to address the way she's spelling it, for the sake of the child? -- HESITANT IN HITCHCOCK, TEXAS

DEAR HESITANT: Yes. When the little girl gets to school, her classmates and teachers will naturally want to pronounce her name the way it is spelled. And phonetically, "Jasiela" would be pronounced "Jazzy-Ella." It will cause far less confusion if Mom learns the correct spelling for the name she has chosen.

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I do think it's funny that Abby assumes the mother just doesn't know how to spell it. I think it's more likely that she's trying to be "uneek."

Comments

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Really, although the whole name is spelled stupidly, the "i" is the only letter that is causing a major problem. I certainly didn't guess that it was meant to be Gisella.