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in reply to a message by Fiammetta
For everyday use, I prefer Candice. When I see Candace, I pronounce it with three syllables instead of two (KANdasee) and expect it to be a title in the ancient world.
I was at school with a Candy - Candy Marcia Anne, I think; possibly Mercia - which is very unusual in South Africa. At the start of every year, the teachers used to interrogate her: Was that really her full name? Was she sure? Would she please ask her mother? At that time, schools didn't keep copies of learners' birth certificates on file, which would have solved the problem.
I liked her more than I liked her name. She was cheerful and feisty, and her blonde hair used to turn green in the swimming season.
I was at school with a Candy - Candy Marcia Anne, I think; possibly Mercia - which is very unusual in South Africa. At the start of every year, the teachers used to interrogate her: Was that really her full name? Was she sure? Would she please ask her mother? At that time, schools didn't keep copies of learners' birth certificates on file, which would have solved the problem.
I liked her more than I liked her name. She was cheerful and feisty, and her blonde hair used to turn green in the swimming season.
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When I lived in Garland, Texas, at a condo complex that had a swimming pool, where I often took my kids in the summer, there was a young pre-teen blonde girl we often saw, and her hair turned green after swimming also. I always thought that only happened with dyed blonde hair, but this girl was too young to have dyed her hair. So natural blonde hair turns green when exposed to chlorine? I guess so.
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