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Comment on Names by Gedaly

Gedaly — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:05:45 +0000

As a matter of fact, it’s the latter. The Chinese are fans of giving children nationalistic names, as this short BBC piece will tell you: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7448363.stm?ap=11y72

Comment on Names by epeolatrist

epeolatrist — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:57:53 +0000

@gedaly: I can’t tell if this is a hilarious joke or a serious fact. I’m hoping for the former.

Comment on Names by Gedaly

Gedaly — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:44:36 +0000

It’s even crazier in China. Last year there were several children named “Olympic Games.”

Comment on Names by epeolatrist

epeolatrist — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:38:40 +0000

I named my Zune “Blue Sock Frank”, but that’s because I had one blue sock on and was eating a hot dog when I was installing the software.

Comment on Names by Agathokakologigal

Agathokakologigal — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:57:30 +0000

I named my iPod “Buckminsterfullerene”, a decision that has served me quite well thus far.

Comment on Names by epeolatrist

epeolatrist — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:13:00 +0000

My favorite thing to do is create portmanteau words and use them wherever I can, especially with people super familiar with the term, say, an office term or something. I’m also really good at creating and setting nicknames.

Comment on Text Messaging Now Integrated! by emily

emily — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:57:05 +0000

I love the new text feature!

Comment on Welcome to the Quotidian Word Blog! by Agathokakologigal

Agathokakologigal — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:12:09 +0000

Totes fab! Can’t wait for some tidbits of wisdom (or vocabularistically aimed prolixity)!