Today I was in an 8th grade U.S. history class. The assignment was to read through a section in their textbook aloud, and to make my life easier, the teacher had name cards (each student's name is on an index card so I could randomly pick the next reader).
"Brittany."
"Which one?"
I didn't think anything of it. I provided the last name. So, when the second Brittney came up, I automatically used her last name. But when I found a third Brittny, I started to wonder. There were four Brittanies (different spellings but the same pronunciation)...in one class!!!
I know, I've noted this sort of thing before. And duplicate names happen. Often. But four? That's unusual.
Though, Jasmine is a pretty popular name, too.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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It's interesting what a difference 10 years can make. I bet you don't get nearly as many Britanie's now as you did then. Stopping by from the 2024 A to Z challenge.
ReplyDeleteNo, Brittany isn't the name anymore. For a couple years it was Abigail (I had three of those in one class one day). Today it's more like Sofia.
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