Word: naming
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...wanted to take that idea and take it online to a national audience, but have that same sense of event-based shopping, urgency, people dropping everything to be there.” All they needed was a name.“We chose the name Gilt because it had some double meaning,” Wilson says. “So obviously you feel guilty when you shop, but Gilt also implies being covered in gold and sort of luxurious items like that...
This feeling is perpetuated by the aesthetics of the Web site itself—a classic black and white backdrop, accented with gold. Surveys confirmed the name’s popularity. “We realized that Gilt was such an easy name to remember both for men and women,” Wilson adds...
...just those interested in business or fashion. “Don’t necessarily do what you should do,” she says. “Do what you need to do,” she says. “You don’t need another name or brand on a resume. Follow your passions...
...burning his music, Sue vows to get him fired. On his lovable wife’s advice, Mr. Schue gets “down in the gutter” and flunks almost all the Cheerios. Turns out girls are “functionally illiterate” -- one misspelled her name and drew sombreros as her answers in Will’s Spanish class. Surprisingly, Principal Figgins finally puts his foot down, ending Sue’s “free passes.” He even forbids her from picking up and throwing a child during her ensuing tantrum...
...announce “I may be a strong, proud black woman but I’m a lot more than that” does nothing in actuality to flesh the character out. Regardless of communities or boundaries, though, surely we can agree that Drizzle is a terrible baby name...