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Discontinuity = clue? [GS sample ch spoilers]
lovejoy69:
--- Quote from: taishojojo on July 06, 2011, 07:59:27 PM ---Thats why 'Jack' calls Karrin, Karrie; it comes off as endearing until you think Karrie aint short for Karrin. Even you make the stretch that some thick accent makes it come across as Karr-een.
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Murphy's family seems to be long-rooted into the Chicago area. I'm from roughly the same Upper Midwest region of the US. It doesn't strike me as at all unlikely that her dad's nickname for her when she was a little girl (and thus the nickname which his coworkers would have heard him use back then when he mentioned her) was Karrie. Dropping final consonant sounds and tagging on a syllable with a '-y' or '-ie' sound would be quite usual. For example, for a dad speaking of his two year old girl, Evelyn would likely be shortened to Evie. For a boy, Daniel goes to Danny or for a girl, Danielle to Dani (pronounced like Danny and sounding the same as the boy's nickname).
Rawlins knew Karrin Murphy's father while Karrin was a very small girl. The nickname Karrie seems reasonable to me, though she no longer uses the diminutive herself anymore.
Serack:
--- Quote from: lovejoy69 on July 06, 2011, 10:45:10 PM ---For example, for a dad speaking of his two year old girl, Evelyn would likely be shortened to Evie.
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That's my first choice if we have a girl (We are at 7 weeks). I still have some lobbying to do with the Mrs though. And yah, I already told the Mrs that if we did name her Evelyn I'd call her Evie.
AcornArmy:
--- Quote from: Serack on July 07, 2011, 01:23:56 AM ---That's my first choice if we have a girl (We are at 7 weeks). I still have some lobbying to do with the Mrs though. And yah, I already told the Mrs that if we did name her Evelyn I'd call her Evie.
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Wow, congratulations Serack! Happy baby and many more!
Or is that just for birthdays? Hrm...
Serack:
--- Quote from: AcornArmy on July 07, 2011, 01:41:39 AM ---Wow, congratulations Serack! Happy baby and many more!
Or is that just for birthdays? Hrm...
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Thanks, We found out almost 4 weeks ago, and heard the heart beat at the ultrasound a week ago today (Wednesday). Apparently that drops the miscarriage rate down by a factor of about 5.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Serack on July 07, 2011, 01:23:56 AM ---That's my first choice if we have a girl (We are at 7 weeks). I still have some lobbying to do with the Mrs though. And yah, I already told the Mrs that if we did name her Evelyn I'd call her Evie.
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You do know that's Iago's daughter's name, right? I don't even like kids that much and *I* think she's adorable. :)
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