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Poncy French spellings when a perfectly good English one is available

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CaresMildly · 31/07/2009 14:19

Oh yes, I did it myself!

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pasturesnew · 31/07/2009 14:32

basically the English language is such a mixed bag anyway I doubt people would notice or care, even mildly! I doubt your baby will get any comments on it.

GetOrfMoiLand · 31/07/2009 14:30

Or Aimee for Amy?

I like poncy spellings personally.

pasturesnew · 31/07/2009 14:30

Well someone might think we did this I suppose but actually we have Dutch family and that's where the names come from. Anyway a lot of "French" spellings are just v historical Norman English ones, aren't they? Or more recently (ish) think of Henry VIII and all his variously spelt Catherines (yes the first one was Spanish but she was Queen of England so I think she counts as an English namesake!)

CaresMildly · 31/07/2009 14:30

Sorry, typing very quickly whilst baby is asleep. Trying to gauge what feelings were about this - particularly from teachers/doctors. Does it annoy? Does it even get noticed?

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StinkyFart · 31/07/2009 14:27

okaaaaay

CaresMildly · 31/07/2009 14:26

as in Isabelle rather than Isabel

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PortBlacksandResident · 31/07/2009 14:25

que?

StinkyFart · 31/07/2009 14:24

eh ?

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