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Melody

星期日, 十一月 20, 2005


Climbing on scaffolding in Tiananmen Square

Today I discovered the English name of 邓云晞 Deng Yun Xi, the 15 year-old kid who I tutor English to every Sunday morning.

It is Melody.

The kid is a boy.

When I asked who gave him his name, he said it was his English teacher at school.

How do I delicately suggest that his name is a little, uh, inappropriate and give him a new name without implying that his teacher is an idiot? Maybe I should keep my yap shut but I don't want him to grow up to be a big important adult who introduces himself to other big important adults with "Hi, my name is Melody".

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