Favorite Gen X name?

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Anonymous wrote:Rachel
Jill
Kerri (prefer it to Carey)
Amy
Danielle
Katie

I don't like:

Stephanie
Jennifer
Courtney

Those are both weird spellings. The traditional way is Carrie.

Two different names- or is that a regional pronunciation thing? Kerri and Carrie, to me, are pronounced completely differently

That must be regional. I grew up in the PNW and we pronounced those two names the same way.

Completely different names. Pronounced different. Carrie is usually short for Carlott, Caroline, etc. Kerri (Kerry) is an Irish name.

Not different names at all, pronounced exactly the same. All the Carries I know are stand-alone, not nicknames.

I'm a late-70s Carrie, short for Caroline. That was my mom's doing. She started it when I was a baby. I've only met one or two other women who are Carolines going by Carrie.

I have never heard anyone pronounce Carrie/Kerry/Carey/Cari/Keri differently.

Carrie rhymes with scary, so Kerry rhymes with....?

Carrie rhymes with Harry (not pronounced Hairy) and Kerry rhymes with Ferry (not pronounced Fairy).

PP. So few people in the U.S. pronounce it as such that it sounds unnatural. Do you also say fa-nance instead of fi-nance?

No, fi-nance. Though I have heard fa-nance, normally when part of the phrase, "high finance." I speak like Anderson Cooper, roughly. Most educated Northeasters do.

[Anonymous]

My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My second daughter has the middle name Renee. I had a very sweet friend named Renee in middle school. I think it is pretty. And it just sounds nice as a middle name.

There are a lot of Gen X Renee's. The 4 Tops had a song "Dont walk away Renee" in the late 60s. My Best friend is named after it and I know several in my age range (late 40s).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

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No, fi-nance. Though I have heard fa-nance, normally when part of the phrase, "high finance." I speak like Anderson Cooper, roughly. Most educated Northeasters do.

You sure do have a high opinion of yourself

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Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

I'm Gen X.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

I'm Gen X.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

I'm Gen X.

Then no excuse for the naïveté.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

I'm Gen X.

Then no excuse for the naïveté.

You're extremely naive. Millennials haven't saved us yet, and they are no longer idealists. They're already hitting their 40s and are more invested in buying houses, saving for retirement, and raising kids...just like Gen X. There's ageism in many industries. In my field, Gen Y who graduated with a CS degree in the mid 2000s are routinely passed over for fresh Gen Z grads. It can be tough to stay relevant at our age.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

I'm Gen X.

Then no excuse for the naïveté.

You're extremely naive. Millennials haven't saved us yet, and they are no longer idealists. They're already hitting their 40s and are more invested in buying houses, saving for retirement, and raising kids...just like Gen X. There's ageism in many industries. In my field, Gen Y who graduated with a CS degree in the mid 2000s are routinely passed over for fresh Gen Z grads. It can be tough to stay relevant at our age.

None of these groups arr going to be doing saving. Thats the point. Im Gen x by the way. I don’t have any expectations of the future generations. They aren’t going to be miracle workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is further evidence that Generation X is the worst, most irrelevant group of people this country has ever produced.


But fear not, we, your kids, are going fix everything you screwed up.

Hating Gen X is like hating Canadians. Or, Jan Brady. Impossible.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rachel
Jill
Kerri (prefer it to Carey)
Amy
Danielle
Katie

I don't like:

Stephanie
Jennifer
Courtney

Those are both weird spellings. The traditional way is Carrie.

Two different names- or is that a regional pronunciation thing? Kerri and Carrie, to me, are pronounced completely differently

That must be regional. I grew up in the PNW and we pronounced those two names the same way.

Completely different names. Pronounced different. Carrie is usually short for Carlott, Caroline, etc. Kerri (Kerry) is an Irish name.

Not different names at all, pronounced exactly the same. All the Carries I know are stand-alone, not nicknames.

I'm a late-70s Carrie, short for Caroline. That was my mom's doing. She started it when I was a baby. I've only met one or two other women who are Carolines going by Carrie.

I have never heard anyone pronounce Carrie/Kerry/Carey/Cari/Keri differently.

Carrie rhymes with scary, so Kerry rhymes with....?

Carrie rhymes with Harry (not pronounced Hairy) and Kerry rhymes with Ferry (not pronounced Fairy).

Carrie, Harry, Kerry, Fairy, Carey, Keri, Hairy, Mary, Merry, and "marry" are all pronounced the same.

[Anonymous]

“What’s your favorite Gen X name?”

-“GenX sucks!”
-“Millennials are spoiled brats!”
-“We are living your mistakes!”
-“Boomers are the ones who suck!”
-“Zs will destroy you!”
-“Zs will do nothing!”
-“You did nothing!”

The relevance...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My generation (Millennials) are literally going to save the planet.

Millennials are quickly aging out of relevance. Gen Z is already in the workforce and will hopefully save the planet.

Oh boy. Are you in for a rude awakening. So young and so naive.

I'm Gen X.

Then no excuse for the naïveté.

You're extremely naive. Millennials haven't saved us yet, and they are no longer idealists. They're already hitting their 40s and are more invested in buying houses, saving for retirement, and raising kids...just like Gen X. There's ageism in many industries. In my field, Gen Y who graduated with a CS degree in the mid 2000s are routinely passed over for fresh Gen Z grads. It can be tough to stay relevant at our age.

None of these groups arr going to be doing saving. Thats the point. Im Gen x by the way. I don’t have any expectations of the future generations. They aren’t going to be miracle workers.

Hence the term "hopefully."