I definitely agree that throwing together random sounds and calling it a name is pretty crazy at the least, but I think that unique spelling it really cool! My name is spelled differently, and when my husband (who also has a uniquely spelled name) and I have our daughter in July, we're going to give her name a unique spelling as well.
Congratulations on gleaning nothing from this thread then.
I think there are different levels of unique names because some vary by a letter and some are literally just letters and I totally understand that being nonsense.
Alison or Allison
Ashley or Ashleigh
Haley or Hayley
Katherine or Kathryn
Keira or Kira (my niece is Keira and it is mispronounced)
Eliza or Elyza (my friend is Elyza, mispronounced all the time)
Are the names after the "or" consider wrong? I don't think so, they just vary by a letter. I think that's okay and even sometimes as most put it "correctly" spelled can be pronounced wrong. My name is spelled correctly and it is pronounced wrong almost 85% of the time, depends on where the person who is saying it is from.
Name your child what you would like or spell it uniquely but I would not get mad if a mispronunciation happens. When I was younger I would get annoyed and I had a nickname but now as an adult I just shrug it off because it happens almost regularly. That's the way it goes. I have my baby names picked out and for my girls names I have had others tell me my spellings are not "correct" and that's there opinion as this is my opinion.
I think there are different levels of unique names because some vary by a letter and some are literally just letters and I totally understand that being nonsense.
Alison or Allison
Ashley or Ashleigh
Haley or Hayley
Katherine or Kathryn
Keira or Kira (my niece is Keira and it is mispronounced)
Eliza or Elyza (my friend is Elyza, mispronounced all the time)
Are the names after the "or" consider wrong? I don't think so, they just vary by a letter. I think that's okay and even sometimes as most put it "correctly" spelled can be pronounced wrong. My name is spelled correctly and it is pronounced wrong almost 85% of the time, depends on where the person who is saying it is from.
Name your child what you would like or spell it uniquely but I would not get mad if a mispronunciation happens. When I was younger I would get annoyed and I had a nickname but now as an adult I just shrug it off because it happens almost regularly. That's the way it goes. I have my baby names picked out and for my girls names I have had others tell me my spellings are not "correct" and that's there opinion as this is my opinion.
I think if the name has multiple spellings due to multiple national origins, FINE, that is acceptable (example = Catherine / Kathryn)
But if you spell it different just to be "unique" that is a different story (example = Lincoln / Lynkoln). The second defeats the purpose of naming the kid after a president.
I think there are different levels of unique names because some vary by a letter and some are literally just letters and I totally understand that being nonsense.
Alison or Allison
Ashley or Ashleigh
Haley or Hayley
Katherine or Kathryn
Keira or Kira (my niece is Keira and it is mispronounced)
Eliza or Elyza (my friend is Elyza, mispronounced all the time)
Are the names after the "or" consider wrong? I don't think so, they just vary by a letter. I think that's okay and even sometimes as most put it "correctly" spelled can be pronounced wrong. My name is spelled correctly and it is pronounced wrong almost 85% of the time, depends on where the person who is saying it is from.
Name your child what you would like or spell it uniquely but I would not get mad if a mispronunciation happens. When I was younger I would get annoyed and I had a nickname but now as an adult I just shrug it off because it happens almost regularly. That's the way it goes. I have my baby names picked out and for my girls names I have had others tell me my spellings are not "correct" and that's there opinion as this is my opinion.
I don't consider the "leigh" variation valid. In most cases, "leigh" wouldn't be a "lee" sound, it would be a "lay" sound like in "sleigh".
Generally speaking, if you are changing the spelling of a name to look "prettier" you are wrong.
"The child is not getting a NN without his/her consent. If they are being called Nick it's because they want to be. No one just gives someone a NN and says "I'm going to call you this whether you like it or not."
The above statement isn't entirely correct. I've had to make several trips to my sons' school because people are calling them everything but what they want to be called which is their actual name. My sons' don't have "weird" or "unique" spellings either, they are straightforward. Tommy and no not Tom or Thomas; he is named after his dad and his legal name is Tommy, but people insist on calling him Tom or Thomas. My other son is Nicholas, yet his teachers have started trying to work in nicknames such as: Nick, Nik, Nickie, and/ or Nicky. He likes to be called Nicholas. My point is, yes there are people who may feel like they can give your child a nickname. Also why is it anybody else's business how a stranger chooses to spell their child's name? Serious question and no my children's names aren't spelled all crazy they are simple names: Tommy, Nicholas Christian, Gabriel Andrew, Joshua Michael, Caleb Matthew.
As a receptionist, I have to say that unique spellings make me weep. I have only seen a couple of utterly bizarre ones I couldn't even being to parse, but please. Try to stick to the standard set of spellings.
Having your name spelled wrong on paperwork and in computer systems is just annoying for everyone involved.
Is heartily apologizing to her child in advance for genes that predispose them to shitty vision and being Too Damn Tall.
This reads as pretentious. Language is fluid. There are no "laws" and "rules," just guides. It's our job to carry it forward in the way we see fit and naming your child is one of the most personal decisions. It should be free of this type of elitist attitude.
This reads as pretentious. Language is fluid. There are no "laws" and "rules," just guides. It's our job to carry it forward in the way we see fit and naming your child is one of the most personal decisions. It should be free of this type of elitist attitude.
This reads as pretentious. Language is fluid. There are no "laws" and "rules," just guides. It's our job to carry it forward in the way we see fit and naming your child is one of the most personal decisions. It should be free of this type of elitist attitude.
Oh please. Language certainly has rules.
If you want to name your kid Jaxxxzen Raielynn go ahead, no one is stopping you from looking like an idiot who can't spell and saddling your kid with a train wreck of a name that they have to deal with.
"The child is not getting a NN without his/her consent. If they are being called Nick it's because they want to be. No one just gives someone a NN and says "I'm going to call you this whether you like it or not."
The above statement isn't entirely correct. I've had to make several trips to my sons' school because people are calling them everything but what they want to be called which is their actual name. My sons' don't have "weird" or "unique" spellings either, they are straightforward. Tommy and no not Tom or Thomas; he is named after his dad and his legal name is Tommy, but people insist on calling him Tom or Thomas. My other son is Nicholas, yet his teachers have started trying to work in nicknames such as: Nick, Nik, Nickie, and/ or Nicky. He likes to be called Nicholas. My point is, yes there are people who may feel like they can give your child a nickname. Also why is it anybody else's business how a stranger chooses to spell their child's name? Serious question and no my children's names aren't spelled all crazy they are simple names: Tommy, Nicholas Christian, Gabriel Andrew, Joshua Michael, Caleb Matthew.
YES! I had so many people try to call me Lor or Laurie growing up, and it drove me nuts. Even after being told that that's not my name, they would continue to do it.
My name is spelled shawna, most people want to spell it shauna. However is someone tries to tell me my name is spelled wrong it's gonna piss me off. My name isn't spelled wrong. I get that language has rules but if no one is saying the name wrong I don't see how it matters. My daughters name will be Caleigha. Found it online its Hawaiian. Is it considered spelled wrong? Even if it is I don't care I like how it sounds and I didn't choose the spelling of it.
My name is spelled shawna, most people want to spell it shauna. However is someone tries to tell me my name is spelled wrong it's gonna piss me off. My name isn't spelled wrong. I get that language has rules but if no one is saying the name wrong I don't see how it matters. My daughters name will be Caleigha. Found it online its Hawaiian. Is it considered spelled wrong? Even if it is I don't care I like how it sounds and I didn't choose the spelling of it.
You contradicted yourself. I'm extremely confused as to what you actually are trying to articulate?
Everyone wants to be creative and unique. I'm all for standing out but making it easy on people too. I grew up with an unusual name and for my whole life, nobody could spell it, say it or knew if I was a man or woman without meeting me! If you want more support on this and other pregnancy and baby issues, try preggie. It's fantastic and very supportive:
I love this thread & the feisty ladies on it! I feel strongly about what people name their children, though I try not to judge too hard. I don't want to call any name out, in case I hurt someone's feelings here, but there is a boy name that recently appeared on 2 Facebook friends' children, spelled different ways & both completely made up!!! When we first got together my husband thought Fall was an appropriate name for a girl. I couldn't help but mock him. Fall is a season, or something that happens when you trip, not a name! Spelling is also a sore subject for me, because my name is Letitia & very few people know how to pronounce it when they see it & the spelling has been mangled by americans & changed to Latisha. It is an old European name meaning joy. It's spelled Laetitia in France, Leticia in Spain & Letizia in Italy. All of those sound dreamy when spoken by a native. Instead, I get to endure people calling me La-tee-sha (like Felicia) or worse Le-tit-ea (yes, tit, as in breast.) On the subject of nicknames though, I will say, no one ever asked me if I wanted to be called Tish, or Tisha (I didn't,) my Mother hated it & never called me anything but Letitia growing up. Nicknames happen though, especially when you have a little kid with a big name, so people started calling me Tish. When I got old enough & entered HIgh School where no one knew me, I made sure that everyone called me Letitia, & now when anyone asks, "Do you have a nickname?" I say "No!" My siblings still call me Tish & I am Aunt Tish as well, which I don't mind so much . I recommend picking your kid's nickname, though & letting everyone know it, teachers included, that should avoid your child being called Jack instead of Jax.
The Social Security Administration released 2014's most popular baby names today (how timely in light of this thread). While browsing through the list, I looked up some of my personal favorite names to discover their rankings. One name, "Camila," seems to be listed at #41 (pretty high up on a list of 1000 names); while the alternate spelling, "Camilla," is less popular at #364. I always thought the later version was the more common spelling of the name. This thread and the Social Security Administration's list now has me wondering what is the accurate spelling of that name? Any thoughts?
The Social Security Administration released 2014's most popular baby names today (how timely in light of this thread). While browsing through the list, I looked up some of my personal favorite names to discover their rankings. One name, "Camila," seems to be listed at #41 (pretty high up on a list of 1000 names); while the alternate spelling, "Camilla," is less popular at #364. I always thought the later version was the more common spelling of the name. This thread and the Social Security Administration's list now has me wondering what is the accurate spelling of that name? Any thoughts?
To my knowledge, they are two different names with different pronunciations. Camilla is pronounced with a short I sound (Cuh-mill-uh) and Camila is pronounced with a long E sound (Cuh-mee-luh).
You all have too much time on your hands. Lol. I can't believe how angry and Defensive you all are over correct spelling, all my life I've had to correct people on how to spell my first and my last name, never bothered me, I doubt it will bother my child either.
You all have too much time on your hands. Lol. I can't believe how angry and Defensive you all are over correct spelling, all my life I've had to correct people on how to spell my first and my last name, never bothered me, I doubt it will bother my child either.
You all have too much time on your hands. Lol. I can't believe how angry and Defensive you all are over correct spelling, all my life I've had to correct people on how to spell my first and my last name, never bothered me, I doubt it will bother my child either.
Well, just because your experience with your name didn't bother you, doesn't mean it won't bother others or your child. I had a pretty uniquely spelled first name and an uncommon, easy to misspell last name and no one ever spelled or pronounced either right, and it always bothered me. I got teased as a kid and I still get jokes about it today. I've grown to be comfortable with my first name (and I luckily married into a common last name!) but it is still annoying to have to spell it out/correct people every time. I just personally don't want to do that to my kid.
one thing im confused/curious about is how does a name come about to be correct, or a "real" name. seeing as for example: Jessica was first found in a william shakespeare play. that is the common spelling that he just came up with. so what makes that a real name as opposed to a name someone else comes up with?
one thing im confused/curious about is how does a name come about to be correct, or a "real" name. seeing as for example: Jessica was first found in a william shakespeare play. that is the common spelling that he just came up with. so what makes that a real name as opposed to a name someone else comes up with?
Well, Shakespeare is The Bard, so he kinda gets a pass on "making up names". Whats more, the names he "coined" so to speak, all came from somewhere, there was none of this throwing random letters together, or adding random suffixes to established names, or changing letter combinations like -ley to -leigh because it's prettier without regard to the change in pronunciations.
Now, Jessica, seems to be based on the name Jescha, which would have been the then modern English equivalent of Iscah, an Ancient Hebrew name. Miranda was derived from Latin, "Mirandus", meaning "Admirable", Miranda was the heroine of The Tempest. Cordelia appears to be from a Celtic name.
I am so very torn on the issue of unique name spellings. Personally, my mother was ill after my birth and couldn't fill out my birth certificate which led to my father filling it out the best he knew how -Renay instead of Renee or another variation. I've only seen this done two other times in my entire life. When it was time for my sister to be named, the parents decided to phonetically spell her name as well. Her name is Mashell instead of Michelle. Yes, it's annoying when people misspell our names, but at the same time, I do enjoy having a name that is rarely seen.
With that said, I do find myself rolling my eyes when names are spelled incorrectly just to be unique or just to include a more rare letter. In some instances it doesn't seem as bad to me as it does in other situations. I like names like Jaxon, but I hate names like You-Neek or other purposely ridiculous names.
I guess what I'm saying is that small little variations don't bother me because language is constantly evolving, but I do draw the line with names that are blatantly outrageous simple for the fact of being outrageous and with the intention of raising an eyebrow or starting a conversation.
Omg I just found this thread and completely agree!!! When people try to get too "cutesy" with names and spell them funny it just irritates me so much!!! (So does giving a theme to all your kids names and using the same letter for the beginning of them all by the way). It's just over! Stop it! Normal is the new creative
That having been said my sister named my niece "Kelsi".
I said this before on a different thread, but the general consensus on the "Baby Name" board seems to be, use actual names, traditional spellings, no nicknames as full names, nothing too trendy, no boys names for girls, etc. Yet in the birth announcements in the month clubs, the craziest and trendiest names are appearing. Is there no overlap between these boards? Wow!
I said this before on a different thread, but the general consensus on the "Baby Name" board seems to be, use actual names, traditional spellings, no nicknames as full names, nothing too trendy, no boys names for girls, etc. Yet in the birth announcements in the month clubs, the craziest and trendiest names are appearing. Is there no overlap between these boards? Wow!
Oh lots of us are on the BmBs but we "try" to give opinions when asked vs telling 99% of them they have terrible taste.
I said this before on a different thread, but the general consensus on the "Baby Name" board seems to be, use actual names, traditional spellings, no nicknames as full names, nothing too trendy, no boys names for girls, etc. Yet in the birth announcements in the month clubs, the craziest and trendiest names are appearing. Is there no overlap between these boards? Wow!
Oh lots of us are on the BmBs but we "try" to give opinions when asked vs telling 99% of them they have terrible taste.
It is hard thankless work.
Also ladies on the BMBS get nasty when you tell them a name is made up or unprofessional for when they are an adult.
Also ladies on the BMBS get nasty when you tell them a name is made up or unprofessional for when they are an adult.
it's probably the same people who get nasty when teachers / doctors / other people who work with their kids mispronounce the name, or expect to see a boy and are surprised to see a girl. Like Jaymz means James, and is a girl. Or Ellyette
I said this before on a different thread, but the general consensus on the "Baby Name" board seems to be, use actual names, traditional spellings, no nicknames as full names, nothing too trendy, no boys names for girls, etc. Yet in the birth announcements in the month clubs, the craziest and trendiest names are appearing. Is there no overlap between these boards? Wow!
Oh lots of us are on the BmBs but we "try" to give opinions when asked vs telling 99% of them they have terrible taste.
It is hard thankless work.
Also ladies on the BMBS get nasty when you tell them a name is made up or unprofessional for when they are an adult.
I just think it's funny that they get so upset and defensive, yet their kid is going to have to deal with it for their entire life
I have been reading through this post and as someone with a transliterated name and whose son has a transliterated name I have a LOT of thoughts on this.
1) People are making a big issue about having to 'deal with the name for the REST OF OUT LIVES!" It's not a big deal. My name is Mariam, not Miriam. I will say 'Mariam' people will ask me to spell it I will say M-A-R-I-A-M and they will then say 'oh MI-riam. Then I will say no, that name is spelled m-I-R... but English speaking people are more familiar with Miriam. My mother did not mean to give me a youneeek name. She named me after my grandmother.
I have a male friend named Leslie (after the missionary to India Lesslie Newbingen). It's not a common male name is the US. He may have had issues but probably just as much as a my other friend named Rocky who was given this name when his family immigrated from Laos so he would have an 'american name.' none of these men are serial killers or failures in their careers.
2) There is no fixed way to transliterate. We (as a people group) transliterated our names a long time ago so my brother's name is Mathew, spelled with one T not two as in English. People might look at taking the extra (useless) t out of Mathew as spelling it incorrectly. But I think it is spelled better and simply (IMHO) but my grandfather's name was Mathew so it was some older generation that decided to do it and so we accept it mostly blindly.
My fathers name is spelled Thomas but we pronounce it as the greeks do Thom-us (th as in 'think') not as the Germans and english speakers do 'Tom-es'. If I wanted to name a child after my father and have it pronounced the way my father did I would have to come up with some unique way to spell it (hyphens or some such rubbish).
We have a name Chako which is a variant of Jacob. Was this out of ignorance or someone was sick of all the Jacobs around and wanted to be unique, who knows but some how without anyones permission this name was created.
PS as for going with nice traditional Biblical names (I am sure these fun facts have come here up before) Rachel means ewe (female sheep) Leah means Cow. And the Biblical Job named one of his daughters Keren-happuch which basically means eye-makeup container. Like me deciding to name my daughter Mascara (and BTW there is an Indian name Kajal which means Kohl, or eyeliner).
3) A lot of this sounds to me like 'if you people would follow our make believe rules and just name your kids like the rest of us then America would be a great nation again.'
4) Language is fluid my friends.
If you look at any old books you will see many spellings we don't use anymore or have standardized on. But these are for common nouns nor proper nouns. Don't worry you won't have to accept Sindee on your scrabble board. Ashley and Ashleigh are both 'correct' because they are proper nouns. As is Ashlee or AshLi (and many asian name transliterations already capitalize letters the middle of the names so technically AshLi is following a convention).
Let me leave you with this quote from James Nichols:
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary.
I have been reading through this post and as someone with a transliterated name and whose son has a transliterated name I have a LOT of thoughts on this.
1) People are making a big issue about having to 'deal with the name for the REST OF OUT LIVES!" It's not a big deal. My name is Mariam, not Miriam. I will say 'Mariam' people will ask me to spell it I will say M-A-R-I-A-M and they will then say 'oh MI-riam. Then I will say no, that name is spelled m-I-R... but English speaking people are more familiar with Miriam. My mother did not mean to give me a youneeek name. She named me after my grandmother.
I have a male friend named Leslie (after the missionary to India Lesslie Newbingen). It's not a common male name is the US. He may have had issues but probably just as much as a my other friend named Rocky who was given this name when his family immigrated from Laos so he would have an 'american name.' none of these men are serial killers or failures in their careers.
2) There is no fixed way to transliterate. We (as a people group) transliterated our names a long time ago so my brother's name is Mathew, spelled with one T not two as in English. People might look at taking the extra (useless) t out of Mathew as spelling it incorrectly. But I think it is spelled better and simply (IMHO) but my grandfather's name was Mathew so it was some older generation that decided to do it and so we accept it mostly blindly.
My fathers name is spelled Thomas but we pronounce it as the greeks do Thom-us (th as in 'think') not as the Germans and english speakers do 'Tom-es'. If I wanted to name a child after my father and have it pronounced the way my father did I would have to come up with some unique way to spell it (hyphens or some such rubbish).
We have a name Chako which is a variant of Jacob. Was this out of ignorance or someone was sick of all the Jacobs around and wanted to be unique, who knows but some how without anyones permission this name was created.
PS as for going with nice traditional Biblical names (I am sure these fun facts have come here up before) Rachel means ewe (female sheep) Leah means Cow. And the Biblical Job named one of his daughters Keren-happuch which basically means eye-makeup container. Like me deciding to name my daughter Mascara (and BTW there is an Indian name Kajal which means Kohl, or eyeliner).
3) A lot of this sounds to me like 'if you people would follow our make believe rules and just name your kids like the rest of us then America would be a great nation again.'
4) Language is fluid my friends.
If you look at any old books you will see many spellings we don't use anymore or have standardized on. But these are for common nouns nor proper nouns. Don't worry you won't have to accept Sindee on your scrabble board. Ashley and Ashleigh are both 'correct' because they are proper nouns. As is Ashlee or AshLi (and many asian name transliterations already capitalize letters the middle of the names so technically AshLi is following a convention).
Let me leave you with this quote from James Nichols:
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary.
Most of the name comments I see on this board are not in reference to name variations from different languages, cultures, and nationalities. No one is going to argue Katherine vs Catherine, Isobel vs Isabelle, Jacob vs Chako, or Mathew vs Matthew. No one criticizes family spellings (my grandmother is Elinor, not Eleanor, and no one criticized when we wanted to spell our daughter's name with the family spelling). I see criticisms here towards people who change spellings on a whim to be different, like Jamez for James, or Abbygale for Abigail, without any linguistic explanation except the desire to be unique.
Leslie is a traditional male name which was stolen by the girls, like Lynn and Stacey and Ashley. I see people criticize using boys names on girls (James, Elliott, Ryan), but no comments against boys using boy names which girls are stealing, or true unisex names (Avery, Leslie, Kelly)
Please stick around a bit and understand the board a little better. We're not as close-minded towards other cultures as the post came across. Assuming so is stereotyping too. Your post sounds like "you Americans are all so uneducated about other cultures, judgmental, and make too many assumptions." See the irony?
mattandlora said We're not as close-minded towards other cultures as the post came across.
Yes, I am really only posting to the OP and to people who have commented on this post. This post was so prolific that it came up in my 'bump board feed'. I am usually a better lurker but felt that the many supporters of OP begged some counter argument.
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Generally speaking, if you are changing the spelling of a name to look "prettier" you are wrong.
Also why is it anybody else's business how a stranger chooses to spell their child's name? Serious question and no my children's names aren't spelled all crazy they are simple names: Tommy, Nicholas Christian, Gabriel Andrew, Joshua Michael, Caleb Matthew.
Having your name spelled wrong on paperwork and in computer systems is just annoying for everyone involved.
If you want to name your kid Jaxxxzen Raielynn go ahead, no one is stopping you from looking like an idiot who can't spell and saddling your kid with a train wreck of a name that they have to deal with.
The Social Security Administration released 2014's most popular baby names today (how timely in light of this thread). While browsing through the list, I looked up some of my personal favorite names to discover their rankings. One name, "Camila," seems to be listed at #41 (pretty high up on a list of 1000 names); while the alternate spelling, "Camilla," is less popular at #364. I always thought the later version was the more common spelling of the name. This thread and the Social Security Administration's list now has me wondering what is the accurate spelling of that name? Any thoughts?
LizWhiz87, oh I see. I think you are correct. Kind of how Mila Kunis is pronounced but just with the "Ca" sound in front. Thanks for explaination.
EDD for #1: 3/19/17
With that said, I do find myself rolling my eyes when names are spelled incorrectly just to be unique or just to include a more rare letter. In some instances it doesn't seem as bad to me as it does in other situations. I like names like Jaxon, but I hate names like You-Neek or other purposely ridiculous names.
I guess what I'm saying is that small little variations don't bother me because language is constantly evolving, but I do draw the line with names that are blatantly outrageous simple for the fact of being outrageous and with the intention of raising an eyebrow or starting a conversation.
That having been said my sister named my niece "Kelsi".
Oh lots of us are on the BmBs but we "try" to give opinions when asked vs telling 99% of them they have terrible taste.
Also ladies on the BMBS get nasty when you tell them a name is made up or unprofessional for when they are an adult.
It is hard thankless work.
Also ladies on the BMBS get nasty when you tell them a name is made up or unprofessional for when they are an adult.
it's probably the same people who get nasty when teachers / doctors / other people who work with their kids mispronounce the name, or expect to see a boy and are surprised to see a girl. Like Jaymz means James, and is a girl. Or Ellyette
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We have a name Chako which is a variant of Jacob. Was this out of ignorance or someone was sick of all the Jacobs around and wanted to be unique, who knows but some how without anyones permission this name was created.
Leslie is a traditional male name which was stolen by the girls, like Lynn and Stacey and Ashley. I see people criticize using boys names on girls (James, Elliott, Ryan), but no comments against boys using boy names which girls are stealing, or true unisex names (Avery, Leslie, Kelly)
Please stick around a bit and understand the board a little better. We're not as close-minded towards other cultures as the post came across. Assuming so is stereotyping too. Your post sounds like "you Americans are all so uneducated about other cultures, judgmental, and make too many assumptions." See the irony?
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We're not as close-minded towards other cultures as the post came across.