tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post3706466904096476781..comments2024-03-10T16:45:38.711+08:00Comments on WORD + STUFF: What's in a name?Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-39036574136859048732012-10-08T09:21:43.869+08:002012-10-08T09:21:43.869+08:00I think what you're doing is kind of different...I think what you're doing is kind of different - you've got a platform built around your 'web name', which isn't a person's name but more a handle. But it's like I said - anyone else using a pen name is totally understandable to me. I just feel weird about it myself. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-62491979780347021642012-10-08T09:14:46.269+08:002012-10-08T09:14:46.269+08:00I don't really get why people have the impulse...I don't really get why people have the impulse to shorten names; unless I really knew someone well, I wouldn't try.<br /><br />Well, I go around calling myself The Golden Eagle on everything (almost everything; I attached a name to my Eagle Directory website) so I certainly see why someone would want to use a pseudonym or not post their surname. There's enough personal information on the web as it is. :PGolden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-72903085573561807732012-10-08T08:15:29.978+08:002012-10-08T08:15:29.978+08:00I agree with that - it would be less confusing at ...I agree with that - it would be less confusing at least. But part of me wonders why that's even necessary. What's the problem with the same author writing in different genres? You can label your other books with their respective genres, to warn anyone off who isn't a fan of those genres.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-18353056838367788892012-10-08T08:14:36.314+08:002012-10-08T08:14:36.314+08:00I guess that's how I feel too!I guess that's how I feel too!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-50113216685052042262012-10-08T08:14:20.656+08:002012-10-08T08:14:20.656+08:00It's interesting how people just have to belie...It's interesting how people just have to believe there's a bigger story about our names than there is, sometimes at least. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-8381696676133220372012-10-08T08:13:14.071+08:002012-10-08T08:13:14.071+08:00LOL yeah, I wouldn't be surprised.
My surname...LOL yeah, I wouldn't be surprised.<br /><br />My surname gets a lot of trouble too, it's quite a simply-spelled name but people just can't get it right. I've had all sorts of alternate spellings.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-29365891624329999422012-10-08T08:12:26.833+08:002012-10-08T08:12:26.833+08:00My mum's name is Leigh, and of course she gets...My mum's name is Leigh, and of course she gets Lee a hell of a lot.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-51429610797221035992012-10-08T08:12:06.808+08:002012-10-08T08:12:06.808+08:00Noted! hehe
Seriously, I am not likely to mess wi...Noted! hehe<br /><br />Seriously, I am not likely to mess with people's names due to how I feel about people messing with mine, so you're not in danger of hearing a Mikey from me :PTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-37445349432339114812012-10-08T08:11:27.286+08:002012-10-08T08:11:27.286+08:00Funny how that works, isn't it?? That we can t...Funny how that works, isn't it?? That we can treat ourselves differently (unequally!) to others.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-50237700115543881132012-10-08T08:10:43.023+08:002012-10-08T08:10:43.023+08:00Hahha, thanks, i'll keep this in mind. :DHahha, thanks, i'll keep this in mind. :DTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-11740205382775315002012-10-08T08:10:11.027+08:002012-10-08T08:10:11.027+08:00That is definite craziness! how rude of those peop...That is definite craziness! how rude of those people!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-30274689496508027692012-10-08T08:09:36.156+08:002012-10-08T08:09:36.156+08:00Personally I love the name Carrie - it's one o...Personally I love the name Carrie - it's one of my favourite names. :) In fact, it was a nickname of mine in high school. Not because of Stephen King, don't worry. LOL.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-337608284742591262012-10-08T06:29:27.003+08:002012-10-08T06:29:27.003+08:00I've been writing under the pen name Carrie-An...I've been writing under the pen name Carrie-Anne since May of '93, when I was 13. Had I been older when I'd chosen it, I probably would've picked something a little more original, but I've come to think of it as my other name. My real name is the next-most common female name in history, and I've never really liked it. I don't understand why my dull as dirt real name is now so trendy, for both babies and fictional characters.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-45904761088115067712012-10-07T19:33:39.778+08:002012-10-07T19:33:39.778+08:00My proper name is Eleanor (with the ending have th...My proper name is Eleanor (with the ending have the same sound as ignore). I much prefer Ellie but I've been called all sorts - El, Elna, E. Argh. It's Ellie. So rude to change it.<br /><br />As for pen names, the only reason I might use one is if I was writing in a different genre. But the genre would have to be radically different to the one I write in.Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-53567888444611107102012-10-07T10:02:08.366+08:002012-10-07T10:02:08.366+08:00I don't mind using my name. I'm very in to...I don't mind using my name. I'm very in to being who I really am online and all the time.Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-26958630382233876372012-10-06T14:20:53.922+08:002012-10-06T14:20:53.922+08:00I have been asked if my name is short for Tamara....I have been asked if my name is short for Tamara. NO! or else i would have listed it as such. Ha! but using a pen name, not for me...Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-16256329933204296352012-10-06T11:40:03.791+08:002012-10-06T11:40:03.791+08:00It happens to me all the time too. Usually I am Ja...It happens to me all the time too. Usually I am Janette, Annette, Dan-nette (hate that one)- and I always correct them always say "D'nette" you don't sound out the a essentially. And to this day I have a co-worker who still calls me that. It's not really what you were talking about but it gave me a space to rant. <br /><br />I don't like the pseudonym thing- bugs me. Blogging is superficial enough and sometimes that bothers me, that all we do is act as cheerleaders for each other. I thought about changing my name, publishing under a different name, but I don't think I will. Maybe because I am still trying to get people to see the real me? (wow let's not get all personal or anything--- yikes!) Cheers! Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043881305977386629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-9868478329783658122012-10-06T07:45:22.121+08:002012-10-06T07:45:22.121+08:00It happens to me all. the. time. I can't tell...It happens to me all. the. time. I can't tell you how many times I've been called by the wrong name. In fact, I tried to correct people when I was in high school and ended up with four years of torture from an expletive deleted surrounding it. Totally frustrating - and now I've added Schiffbauer to the mix. I have been called Mrs. Shitbauer a couple times, although it was always by accident by little kids. I'm sure the older kids think it in their heads while I'm correcting their behaviors, though. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-35133415877918161032012-10-05T23:10:07.408+08:002012-10-05T23:10:07.408+08:00When I introduce myself anoying people fall into t...When I introduce myself anoying people fall into two catagories either Cary Grant "Judy, Judy, Judy" or The Beatles and they begin singing "Hey Jude." After all these years I just smile and say, "Haven't heard that one before."<br /><br />I don't mind people shortening my name to Jude but I am a stickler for having my name spelled correctly.<br />I am Judie. Not Judy, nor Judi. <br /><br />I have a made up name I use at work some times Gertrude Stankevich, but you can call me Gert.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696012505919150270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-67101792144511544772012-10-05T22:55:15.558+08:002012-10-05T22:55:15.558+08:00I'm fine going by Michael or Mike; I've go...I'm fine going by Michael or Mike; I've got friends who use both and it doesn't bother me; what does is Mikey. I loathe Mikey. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-8115220325713547652012-10-05T21:37:02.710+08:002012-10-05T21:37:02.710+08:00I don't generally mind nicknames and am used t...I don't generally mind nicknames and am used to people shortening my name to Nat from the moment I'm introduced as Natalie, but I refuse to answer anyone other than my grandmother if they address me as Nattie. It was an established habit for her before I could ever speak, so I don't feel I can ask her to stop now. >.><br /><br />I'm with you on pen names. The idea of using a pen name myself makes me feel awkward and uppity, but I don't think twice about anyone else using them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-22783932492022423862012-10-05T18:19:45.476+08:002012-10-05T18:19:45.476+08:00Hehe, yeah, I hate it when people start calling me...Hehe, yeah, I hate it when people start calling me Jessie ... *sigh*<br /><br />By the way, nothing wrong with being known just for your first name. Worked for Madonna! ;-)Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-58597133050041703082012-10-05T15:16:41.880+08:002012-10-05T15:16:41.880+08:00I LOATHE people who instantly try to shorten someo...I LOATHE people who instantly try to shorten someone's name, and if they've been told not to and still do it - it really irks me! Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238481189278119116.post-45282676113389657322012-10-05T11:50:20.111+08:002012-10-05T11:50:20.111+08:00I can believe someone insisted on calling you Tris...I can believe someone insisted on calling you Trish. I've had people yell at me for correcting them on the pronunciation of my name. What is up with that? Craziness.J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.com