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conulyYou'd think "Connie" wouldn't be so hard, but if I go to a fast food place and they ask my name, it comes out Coney, every time. (Not that I like giving my name in the first place. What was so bad about numbers?) I've taken to saying "Supergirl", because at least people can spell it.
Yesterday I went, and after I was sitting down I glanced at the screen and saw that the young woman behind me, with the toddler, was Agnieszka. I'm not sure how she managed to get the correct spelling, but good job.
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Yesterday I went, and after I was sitting down I glanced at the screen and saw that the young woman behind me, with the toddler, was Agnieszka. I'm not sure how she managed to get the correct spelling, but good job.
The Histories Hidden in the Periodic Table
Meet the Santa Claus who doesn't celebrate Christmas (Video - but you can read a related article on the man here)
Miami ballet school a haven for Venezuelan dancing diaspora
Comparing citizenship tests is interesting. Not all countries have one, but Germany and UK both do and they seriously differ. Basically, the purpose of the German test is civic education while the purpose of the UK test appears to be proof of cultural assimilation.
Why Ottoman Sultans Locked Away Their Brothers
Where Rent Is $13,500, She Lives Off What’s Left at the Curb
The Emergency Room Hustle
Rebuilding the Bahamas: How a hurricane blows up social divides
My family are among those protesting. It shows how much Indians value secularism
What Never-Ending War Does to Kids
Florida prisons are miserable to begin with. Imagine being locked up and transgender, too.
He Was One of Mexico’s Deadliest Assassins. Then He Turned on His Cartel.
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Date: 2019-12-30 03:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-12-30 04:01 am (UTC)‘K’ and ‘H’ are surprisingly similar phonemes. Plus, “Helen” is a female name, while “Kelly” is a surname, a family name. So they’re hearing “Helé” and filling in the rest automatically. (Speaking of ‘Helen,’ if you gave your name as ‘Keller’ you’d have no problem beyond an odd look now and then.)
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Date: 2019-12-30 08:15 am (UTC)