Real Life Nickname Stretch
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It's not a stretch though. It's right there and makes perfect sense as a nickname. I know changing the spelling on anything is a terrible sin on BTN but it's really not that big of a deal.
A stretch would be like, "We named her Emmaline but call her Ali because look, it's got -ali- in the middle there!"
A stretch would be like, "We named her Emmaline but call her Ali because look, it's got -ali- in the middle there!"
True.
But I just feel for the kid having to constantly correct the spelling.
But I just feel for the kid having to constantly correct the spelling.
I think at least having to always say "Elizabeth with an A" is a lot less of an effort than a lot of kids have to go through, spelling the whole thing out every time.
For my own - I say the same thing - Barbra - spelled as the famous singer / celebrity Barbra Streisand spells it.
I still (vaguely) long to add Elizabeth to my name since the occasion that it was erroneously added on legal documents in lieu of my first name. I didn't think much of it at the time - but the name bears so much heritage, and with so many independent nicknames - there is "so much that can be done with the name".
I still (vaguely) long to add Elizabeth to my name since the occasion that it was erroneously added on legal documents in lieu of my first name. I didn't think much of it at the time - but the name bears so much heritage, and with so many independent nicknames - there is "so much that can be done with the name".
Alizabeth still looks kinda dumb to me, though. Also there are zillions of Al/Ali names for girls if they were so set on that nickname.
Exactly my point.
Agree!
The stretches some people make in this board for hypothetical children make this one look tame.
Yes, it'll get a bit confusing spelling out Alizabeth every time, but it's not any wilder than other names I see.
The stretches some people make in this board for hypothetical children make this one look tame.
Yes, it'll get a bit confusing spelling out Alizabeth every time, but it's not any wilder than other names I see.
Do you know that's why they chose Alizabeth for certain? I mean, there are so many variants of Elizabeth, and this one's not that unusual so....
This message was edited 10/12/2018, 4:00 AM
Yeah, I'd assume they wanted to call her Aliza. I mean, I don't think it's that bad. I actually think it looks kind of cool (Elizabeth's never been my favorite name and I tend to think of it as quite boring, plus I like A names in general so that helps). At least they only changed one aspect of the spelling! It's not Alyzibeth or something.
So I don't hate the spelling change, but I'm with you on the nickname. There's a host of other names they could've gone with, so they must've liked "Elizabeth" more if they went with that because it's really not a natural leap. You don't pron. Alizabeth with an 'ah' as in 'cat' and you don't pron. Ali (which I always read as ah-LEE, btw so that irks me right there) with a schewa 'uh' or 'eh' as in Elizabeth whichever way you pronounce it. Sorry, preaching to the choir, I'll stop! LOL It could be way worse though.
So I don't hate the spelling change, but I'm with you on the nickname. There's a host of other names they could've gone with, so they must've liked "Elizabeth" more if they went with that because it's really not a natural leap. You don't pron. Alizabeth with an 'ah' as in 'cat' and you don't pron. Ali (which I always read as ah-LEE, btw so that irks me right there) with a schewa 'uh' or 'eh' as in Elizabeth whichever way you pronounce it. Sorry, preaching to the choir, I'll stop! LOL It could be way worse though.
A definite stretch! And a lifetime of inconvenience ahead.
But all I thought of was: you see her for the first time, and think 'That's Alizabeth'; see her again and thing 'There goes Thelizabeth'.
But all I thought of was: you see her for the first time, and think 'That's Alizabeth'; see her again and thing 'There goes Thelizabeth'.
Wow, honestly they could have just given her an Ali- middle name and then gotten the nickname from there. That's what I would have done.
The name itself isn't so bad though, kinda sounds like it has a foreign lilt to it.
The name itself isn't so bad though, kinda sounds like it has a foreign lilt to it.