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Re: Adelaide
by RDNZL (Billina)
5/1/2016, 3:09 PM
in reply to a message by Puck
I like *because* it's a little clunky and ugly. I would never use it IRL, but I would admire the chutzpah of someone who would. It doesn't need to be pretty. "And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance

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- Puck (BBH)
5/1/2016, 3:14 PM
I like some clunky names. I have a fondness for Dorothy and Frances, and even Irma to a degree, which aren't exactly thought of as "pretty" lately. I understand the appeal in wanting to go against the "pretty" trends, and I dabble in the practice myself.Adelaide, however, crosses the line. I find it almost offensive; nauseating.

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- Felie   +8
5/1/2016, 3:13 PM
Hi !!!What means "chutzpah"?I'm among the people who would use Adelaide in real life!!!Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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- Puck (BBH)   +6
5/1/2016, 3:16 PM
It means balls, for lack of a better word. Audacity? ;)

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- Felie   +5
5/1/2016, 3:23 PM
Hi !!!????
What I said in English????
I'm so sotty if I wrote something strange!!!! TT TT I mean "dancing parties" linked with past centuries...
You know...ehm...Valzer, elaborated gowns...What is the right word?

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- mirfak   +4
5/1/2016, 4:14 PM
In English we say something "takes balls" ... as if you must have testicles to make you behave so ... if it involves asserting yourself rashly or with disregard for manners.I guess it's possible you are pretending to be innocent, but I'm explaining just in case.
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- Felie   +3
5/1/2016, 4:30 PM
Hi !!!Thanks...
Something like this is said also in Italian but...On Web I found 'ball' also as a variant of 'dancing party' or 'festival' ... What is the word for this kind of dated very upperclass/ royal thing? Byeeeeeeee
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- hylo (guest)
5/2/2016, 9:28 AM
balls = con testicoli
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- Ismene (Madyson)
5/2/2016, 5:42 AM
A gala?
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- mirfak
5/1/2016, 4:41 PM
Ball is the only one I know of. Or at least, it's the only one that I have heard used to describe such a thing. A formal partner-dance party.
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