Oh God, I’ll always be wrong. No matter which one I pick.
Here’s what I want, I want to have three girls. Because here’s what I’ll do I’ll name them Ahndrea, Aundria, and Ahndreyah (pronunciation rant for the same spelling of Andrea). That’s what I need, three girls, same name, different pronunciation. That’d be awesome, wouldn’t it? Just piss off the world.
They’d all be constantly be correcting everyone.
“Umm, Ahndreyah?” “No, Ahndrea.”
And here’s what I’d tell them, even if they get your name right, correct them with a different version of Andrea. Just go through life, correcting everyone every time.
Yes I’m a bit bitter, because I’m the guy that’s always wrong with pronunciation.
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Oh God, I’ll always be wrong. No matter which one I pick.
Here’s what I want, I want to have three girls. Because here’s what I’ll do I’ll name them Ahndrea, Aundria, and Ahndreyah (pronunciation rant for the same spelling of Andrea). That’s what I need, three girls, same name, different pronunciation. That’d be awesome, wouldn’t it? Just piss off the world.
They’d all be constantly be correcting everyone.
“Umm, Ahndreyah?” “No, Ahndrea.”
And here’s what I’d tell them, even if they get your name right, correct them with a different version of Andrea. Just go through life, correcting everyone every time.
Yes I’m a bit bitter, because I’m the guy that’s always wrong with pronunciation.
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Yeah, well, that’s why I nickname everyone I meet, Scooter. No muss, no fuss, Scooter.
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Brittany is a stupid way to spell Britney. It looks like it should be pronounced brĭt tăn ē.
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Just in case you haven’t gotten the message yet, yes, that’s how it’s pronounced. And your point?
Did the name “Britney” even exist before about 1980?
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Brittany is a stupid way to spell Britney.
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And Two and a Half Inches of Fun is a stupid way to spell moron.
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I am personally relieved that the wave of Tiffany/Tiffani/Tyffany and Amber ( no other way to spell it) horror seems to have abated.
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But what about the important question: What’s the Straight Dope on which Britney/Brittany/Britt/Briyttaynyie is being considered to star in a remake of Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog?
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Brittany is the original name of the region in France
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‘Brittany’ is the Anglicised version of the name of the Breton region.
Although the Baby Name Wizard says that all spellings of the name are fairly recent occurences in America, it would be interesting to see if they can be traced back further in Britain, with a link to the use of ‘Brittania’.
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But what about the important question: What’s the Straight Dope on which Britney/Brittany/Britt/Briyttaynyie is being considered to star in a remake of Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog?
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You suck. I read your post with a mouthful of coffee and it took all the oral control I had not to spew it all over my laptop keyboard.
Do names determine what you become. ? Will a boy named Bruno become a dancer. Could a Percy become a football player. ? Could Gertrude become a film star. ? Could Barack become a president? Could Hillarity become a prez.? Wait and see.
I read your post with a mouthful of coffee and it took all the oral control I had not to spew it all over my laptop keyboard.