Monday, June 06, 2016
Wonderful idea, but
Clickbait:
An Australian woman has come up with a unique name for her daughter. You could liken it to a vanity plate for your car, but using Roman numerals. Instead of Kaitlyn, they replaced the 'ait' with VIII, making it "KVIIIlyn." A magazine clipping announcing the daughter's birth reads: "I've always loved the name Kaitlyn but hated how popular it was. So when I found out I was having a girl, my husband suggested we replace the 'ait' with the Roman numeral symbol for eight! Now our daughter is truly unique."I love the concept! But it's the wrong name. In most fonts the last I and the L are indistinguishable, so the middle of the word will look like IIIIY. Whole bunch of vowels. A teacher or employer will first wonder if it's a typo, then wonder if VIIII is meant to be nine, then give up on the Roman and pronounce it K-viiiiiine. Maybe she can shorten it to plain old KVIII, which gets the pun across more clearly.
Labels: Language update
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