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For some reason, this name thing that's going around has caught my interest. SO here goes.
If you call me Miranda, you're either my boss from this summer, a couple of co-workers from the same, or a substititue teacher.
If you call me Miwanda, you're my maternal grandmother, being cute and reminding me of my very early childhood.
If you call me Maya, you're almost anyone who actually knows me (or has met me).
If you call me My-my, you're my immediate family, or Teresa, my best friend in middle school.
If you call me My-my-my, you're my sister.
If you call me My, you're anyone who's greeting me very quickly, or who's making bad rhymes.
Sub-category: Any of my friends may greet me with "Hiya Maya" once, and no more than once.
If you've ever referred to me as "Maya from Rochester", you met me at a dance event, and sorry, but you're wrong.
If you call me Miri, you're one of the guys from the kitchen from work this summer.
If you call me Mayaleh, you must be someone who cares about me- but I'm not sure who you are, just that I think you exist- someone used that on me, and I'm not sure who- strange.
If you call me Miriam bat Chaim v'Chana, you're calling me up to the torah.
Sub-category: If you call me Miriam, you think I'm someone else.
If you call me anything suffixed with Herald, you're a BORGling.
If you address email to me as "Hey hot stuff", you're Ted.
If you call me Miss or Ms Kosowsky, you're undoubtably a telemarketer. But you do get kudos if you actually pronounce it right.
If you call me Mrs. Kosowsky, you think I'm my mother, which happens often enough on the phone.
Similarly, if you call me Emma, you've either just gotten our names swapped, or you've mistaken us on the phone. Happens all the time, and I still hate it.
I think I'm forgetting something, but I can't think of it now.
But really- has anyone noticed that everyone's written tone comes across the same way with this thing? That seems to be, besides the idea, what's being copied. It's a fun thing to do, especially when you're doing it semi-consciously
If you call me Miranda, you're either my boss from this summer, a couple of co-workers from the same, or a substititue teacher.
If you call me Miwanda, you're my maternal grandmother, being cute and reminding me of my very early childhood.
If you call me Maya, you're almost anyone who actually knows me (or has met me).
If you call me My-my, you're my immediate family, or Teresa, my best friend in middle school.
If you call me My-my-my, you're my sister.
If you call me My, you're anyone who's greeting me very quickly, or who's making bad rhymes.
Sub-category: Any of my friends may greet me with "Hiya Maya" once, and no more than once.
If you've ever referred to me as "Maya from Rochester", you met me at a dance event, and sorry, but you're wrong.
If you call me Miri, you're one of the guys from the kitchen from work this summer.
If you call me Mayaleh, you must be someone who cares about me- but I'm not sure who you are, just that I think you exist- someone used that on me, and I'm not sure who- strange.
If you call me Miriam bat Chaim v'Chana, you're calling me up to the torah.
Sub-category: If you call me Miriam, you think I'm someone else.
If you call me anything suffixed with Herald, you're a BORGling.
If you address email to me as "Hey hot stuff", you're Ted.
If you call me Miss or Ms Kosowsky, you're undoubtably a telemarketer. But you do get kudos if you actually pronounce it right.
If you call me Mrs. Kosowsky, you think I'm my mother, which happens often enough on the phone.
Similarly, if you call me Emma, you've either just gotten our names swapped, or you've mistaken us on the phone. Happens all the time, and I still hate it.
I think I'm forgetting something, but I can't think of it now.
But really- has anyone noticed that everyone's written tone comes across the same way with this thing? That seems to be, besides the idea, what's being copied. It's a fun thing to do, especially when you're doing it semi-consciously