Comments on: That Is Pronounced As Uh-Bhee-Jeet http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2008/05/that-is-pronounced-as-uh-bhee-jeet/ The author of 'Mediocre But Arrogant' & 'Married But Available' Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Sukanya http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2008/05/that-is-pronounced-as-uh-bhee-jeet/comment-page-1/#comment-7960 Sukanya Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:46:24 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=283#comment-7960 No mention about 'AB'??? Well, as WS said, "What's in a name? that which we call a rose. Would smell as sweet if it had any other name.." And you would remain as creative as you are, even if you were to be called by any other name... :-) No mention about ‘AB’??? Well, as WS said, “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose. Would smell as sweet if it had any other name..” And you would remain as creative as you are, even if you were to be called by any other name… :-)

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]]> By: Arundhati Choudhuri http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2008/05/that-is-pronounced-as-uh-bhee-jeet/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Arundhati Choudhuri Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:30:47 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=283#comment-1965 Well Rana, to me you will always be Rana----- Abhijit is so formal, while Rana sounds dear-- and also gives an idea how long I have known you. Excellently written article--- you have a way with words. But I am exactly your opposite where names are concerned--preferred to be called Noton --- at school, college ,workplace always. Arundhati was oh so formal and there were times I had to be told by others that the teacher was calling me and not someone else. The fault lay with my parents, cause they admitted me as Noton as they could not decide on a formal name when I was 4+ and so I remained that way till Class 10... Looking forward to more writings from you... Well Rana, to me you will always be Rana—– Abhijit is so formal, while Rana sounds dear– and also gives an idea how long I have known you. Excellently written article— you have a way with words. But I am exactly your opposite where names are concerned–preferred to be called Noton — at school, college ,workplace always. Arundhati was oh so formal and there were times I had to be told by others that the teacher was calling me and not someone else. The fault lay with my parents, cause they admitted me as Noton as they could not decide on a formal name when I was 4+ and so I remained that way till Class 10… Looking forward to more writings from you…

]]> By: Amrita http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2008/05/that-is-pronounced-as-uh-bhee-jeet/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 Amrita Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:16:17 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=283#comment-1964 Same issue...nicknamed Mou...no one got it right (Maau, maoo and so on)...wanted to stick to Amrita then found Mahua glamourous (after the famous bengali actress) tried that didnt work...got anglicised names Amri, cute ones called me Amru, Chinese call me Amrits Lee, firangs call me back Hi Rita (after I tell them Hi Im Amrita!) and so on...given up... Atleast its better than Richard being called as Dick, I guess! Same issue…nicknamed Mou…no one got it right (Maau, maoo and so on)…wanted to stick to Amrita then found Mahua glamourous (after the famous bengali actress) tried that didnt work…got anglicised names Amri, cute ones called me Amru, Chinese call me Amrits Lee, firangs call me back Hi Rita (after I tell them Hi Im Amrita!) and so on…given up…

Atleast its better than Richard being called as Dick, I guess!

]]> By: Suneeta http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2008/05/that-is-pronounced-as-uh-bhee-jeet/comment-page-1/#comment-1963 Suneeta Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:22:44 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=283#comment-1963 I loved this piece Abhijit. Wanted to share an amusing story about nick names...When we lived in Calcutta we had a friend who was called Trombok. My husband always laughed thinking that it was a very anglicized name for an Indian when I gently reminded him of Sharanye Trayamboke Gauri...anyway that too was lost on my agnostic husband...Later Trambok got married and had a son. We asked him what he planed to name him..."well ...daak naam is going to be Reebok he informed us... between peals of laughter I asked him well what would you have done if it was a daughter instead of a son? Pat came the reply..Bok Bok .... See...Rana doesnt sound so bad after all... I loved this piece Abhijit.
Wanted to share an amusing story about nick names…When we lived in Calcutta we had a friend who was called Trombok. My husband always laughed thinking that it was a very anglicized name for an Indian when I gently reminded him of Sharanye Trayamboke Gauri…anyway that too was lost on my agnostic husband…Later Trambok got married and had a son. We asked him what he planed to name him…”well …daak naam is going to be Reebok he informed us… between peals of laughter I asked him well what would you have done if it was a daughter instead of a son? Pat came the reply..Bok Bok ….
See…Rana doesnt sound so bad after all…

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