Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The name of the game



We can say that names are our first calling cards. When we come across a name or mention it, we make assumptions about the person - physically, socially, mentally speaking. 

So would you be able to tell us 

How you got your name
If you like how your name sounds
If you pronounce words incorrectly
if people mispronounce your name
Why people sometimes forget your name
If you
change your name?

Someone who poked fun at your name?

People sometimes give names of a member of the family - a great grandparent for example - to show respect for that person, in the form of a homage.

Others come up with the weirdest names: a combination of two names, an adaptation of a name in another language

How common is it to have a middle name?
When do people use their full names?
Was there a name you wanted to be called by when you were a child?
Are there any other funny stories concerning names that you might have heard of? 
What are the most common female/male names in English?
Here is a list of some names



And here are the girls from Destiny's child saying they want to hear names






Movie buff




Definition: A devotee or well-informed person of some activity or subject.

When the subject is MOVIES, would you consider yourself one?





Which of these comments refer to you?

I'm not a big movie fan
Cinema is like therapy to me, to help me forget about my problems a little bit
Lately I haven’t been going to the cinema
I don't have the time or the patience to go
I hate to wait in long/enormous/never-ending/kilometrical/endless lines
I usually get my tickets online
It’s not a cheap form of entertainment anymore, that's why I don't go so often

Movies are not my specialty!

Language note: some other expressions to say that something is not of your interest:
my cup of tea
my thing
my stuff
my passion
my favorite topic
my scene