Comments on: Awkwordplay: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/ Tells you what makes names tick. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bermuda Web Design http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/comment-page-1/#comment-130818 Bermuda Web Design Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:52:22 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/#comment-130818 I actually think teensurance is pretty damn good. It is obviously copied from esurance but I like it. It works well and clearly conveys what it is, without any thought. I actually think teensurance is pretty damn good. It is obviously copied from esurance but I like it. It works well and clearly conveys what it is, without any thought.

]]> By: The Name Inspector http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/comment-page-1/#comment-117378 The Name Inspector Fri, 15 May 2009 19:55:35 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/#comment-117378 Hi Steffen, Thanks for your comment. You know, I actually like the idea that de-emphasizing the word "car" in the name represents a reduced emphasis on cars in daily life. It's pretty cool sound symbolism. But it's really subtle, and I still think people who encounter the name for the first time will feel that tension between wanting and not wanting to emphasize the first syllable. Hi Steffen,

Thanks for your comment. You know, I actually like the idea that de-emphasizing the word “car” in the name represents a reduced emphasis on cars in daily life. It’s pretty cool sound symbolism. But it’s really subtle, and I still think people who encounter the name for the first time will feel that tension between wanting and not wanting to emphasize the first syllable.

]]> By: Steffen Frost http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/comment-page-1/#comment-117377 Steffen Frost Fri, 15 May 2009 19:43:57 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/#comment-117377 Hi Nameinspector, Wanted to make a comment about carticipate being awkwordplay. We do not emphasize "car" in carticipate nor do we think it should. The intent is to create a new verb with a subtle change in spelling which shares all the inflected forms of participate, ie carticipation, carticipating, etc... to denote sharing of a ride by the "carticipants" or "carticipators". The pronunciation is the same which makes carticipate more a play on words rather than awkwardplay. Hi Nameinspector,

Wanted to make a comment about carticipate being awkwordplay.

We do not emphasize “car” in carticipate nor do we think it should. The intent is to create a new verb with a subtle change in spelling which shares all the inflected forms of participate, ie carticipation, carticipating, etc… to denote sharing of a ride by the “carticipants” or “carticipators”.

The pronunciation is the same which makes carticipate more a play on words rather than awkwardplay.

]]> By: Nikos Bilalis http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/comment-page-1/#comment-104819 Nikos Bilalis Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:34:29 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/awkwordplay/#comment-104819 This was a very educational post for me. I had no idea. Thank you so much for the insight. This was a very educational post for me. I had no idea. Thank you so much for the insight.

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