Dorking It Up (wasn't the footnote a great touch?)
Since the age of ten, I've been contemplating baby names for my future children. I've searched books in Barnes and Nobles, I've prowled every database I could find on the internet, and I've spent a lifetime making a list (and checking it twice) to find names that would be more than remotely nice.
The trend these days seems to be names with creative spelling. We've all seen Jennifer with the "ph". We've also seen the names that make zero sense phonetically. As a teacher, I am able to see this year to year. "G"s inserted to represent "W"s. Etcetera. And so forth. No joke.
Why would I deprive my child of a trendy name? While spending yet another day creating a mental pro and con list of potential names for a baby who is not due to arrive for at least five years, I came across the perfect name. Without further ado, the name of my first born female child is Ctwohfive. The pronunciation? Ethel.
**Yeah, I just cracked up my own egg. Seriously. For those not quite as dorky as me and without the time for google:
Ctwohfive=C two H five or C2H5. This, according to Wikipedia, the chemical formula for the Ethyl group.
1References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_group
1 Wow, I'm making a reference section for a blog post. Unreal. I felt it necessary, however, because I sure as heck did not know the chemical formula for Ethyl and a super scientist on my list may need to correct the spelling of my future daughter's name. And if that's the case, they should alert wikipedia as well in order to prevent the misspelling of thousands of childrens' names. Because spelling her name wrong via wrong formula would certainly traumatize a child. She could even get made fun of. That would be a pity so great it would require a party. On a completely unrelated note, are there rules about adding a footnote within a footnote?
The trend these days seems to be names with creative spelling. We've all seen Jennifer with the "ph". We've also seen the names that make zero sense phonetically. As a teacher, I am able to see this year to year. "G"s inserted to represent "W"s. Etcetera. And so forth. No joke.
Why would I deprive my child of a trendy name? While spending yet another day creating a mental pro and con list of potential names for a baby who is not due to arrive for at least five years, I came across the perfect name. Without further ado, the name of my first born female child is Ctwohfive. The pronunciation? Ethel.
**Yeah, I just cracked up my own egg. Seriously. For those not quite as dorky as me and without the time for google:
Ctwohfive=C two H five or C2H5. This, according to Wikipedia, the chemical formula for the Ethyl group.
1References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_group
1 Wow, I'm making a reference section for a blog post. Unreal. I felt it necessary, however, because I sure as heck did not know the chemical formula for Ethyl and a super scientist on my list may need to correct the spelling of my future daughter's name. And if that's the case, they should alert wikipedia as well in order to prevent the misspelling of thousands of childrens' names. Because spelling her name wrong via wrong formula would certainly traumatize a child. She could even get made fun of. That would be a pity so great it would require a party. On a completely unrelated note, are there rules about adding a footnote within a footnote?