My wife and I have a cute little female dog – one of two – and of course we had to name it. My wife named the first dog, so this one became my turn to give a name.
Long story short, I called out a few names to see which caught her attention. She finally perked up when I called,
Why am I bringing this up?
Recently, my wife was out of town and she was talking about Sammie, but she spelled that name as many do not knowing some names have alternate spellings for females. I’m going to cover only a few of the differences here.
Names that end in “y” are typically masculine, such as;
Tony
Sammy
Bobby
Eddy
Franky
Jessy
Toby
These are just the ones I thought of while typing this, but let’s continue for a moment longer with this thought.
To make any of the names above into the feminine version, change the “y” to i or ie. For instance, my brother’s name is Anthony, but we always call him Tony.
When I was in elementary and high school, I knew a girl named Toni, and this how she spelled it.
So needless to say, you should spell the dogs name, Sammie.
Here’s one just for the fun of it. She was famous when I was much younger, and her name caught our attention, mainly because it’s unusual for an entertainer;
Now, have you asked yourself or someone else if there is a way to know female names?
Yes!
Here’s one you can view now;
Okay, now for a little vocabulary!
Last week, I was attempting to eat an apple, but I stopped.
Why?
After I bit into it, I stopped and spat it out with a comment, “that’s pithy!”
What’s pithy?
Well, pithy is an adjective – it describes an object. So to define the word, let’s look at the noun, pith;
Merriam-Webster’s definition of “pith”: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pith
In short, it was a spongy, tasteless apple.
Got it? 🤔
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