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Tante Shvester
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quote:
Originally posted by TomDavidson:
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Outside of the Jewish community, though, people want to pronounce it "EE-frem"
I'd pronounce it "eh-FRAYM."
Just proving that there is more than one way to be wrong. [Big Grin]
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Tante Shvester
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And, Jaime, if I might ask, what is YOUR unpronounceable name?
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At the very least, I can thank these celebrities for making me feel better about my name. I was actually quite fine with it and all its mispronunciations until my mom explained that my name was from a cheap romance paperback with a Fabio lookalike on the cover. Haven't been able to feel right about my name since.

My children will have simple Bible names. Luke, Mary, Peter, etc. Which is funny, cause I'm not even Christian.
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Hey, I did say that it could be pronounced by Jews...*sticks tongue out at Tante*
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Chris, I just got a chance to read the article. Priceless. Just wait until I share it with little Frodo.
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We already got a gift addressed to "Barin Marx." [Roll Eyes] We were fairly sure it was for Aerin, so we opened it.

I wanted Aerin to have a name that was unusual, but not outlandish. Everyone seems to love it. I had a pretty good perspective on names. My name is Kira, so I know what it's like to have an unusual name. I've also worked with children, so I know about outlandish and popular names. The Y had 8 Taylors of both genders - it was very frustrating for the Taylors and the staff.

BTW, hilarious column, Chris.
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