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by **Doriana** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:28 pm

Why did Nora (H/C/F) decide to go by her middle name?

Based on a true story. OAATP rules apply.

by **GalFisk** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:37 pm

Did she primarily want to use her middle name? Avoid using any of her other names?

by **AlbatrossLover** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:54 pm

Is her last name relevant?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:12 pm

Did she primarily want to use her middle name? Avoid using any of her other names? This

Is her last name relevant? No

by **GalFisk** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:45 pm

So she wanted to avoid using Nora, correct?

by **LemonCurry** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:17 pm

Is anyone else named Nora relevant?

by **trebor** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:29 pm

If she went by her first name, would her name make a pun/bit of wordplay she wanted to avoid?

by **AlbatrossLover** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:47 am

Is someone else's name relevant? A sibling's name?

by **Doriana** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:01 am

GalFisk
So she wanted to avoid using Nora, correct? Yes

LemonCurry
Is anyone else named Nora relevant? No

trebor
If she went by her first name, would her name make a pun/bit of wordplay she wanted to avoid? No

AlbatrossLover
Is someone else's name relevant? A sibling's name? Yes!

by **AlbatrossLover** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:15 am

Does the sibling's name sound similar to hers? Look similar?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:49 am

Is the sibling named Aron?

by **Doriana** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:01 am

Does the sibling's name sound similar to hers? Yes... Look similar? Not relevantly

Is the sibling named Aron? Good idea, but no

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:22 am

Does she relevantly mishear his name as hers? Does he relevantly mishear her name as his?

by **trebor** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:59 am

Is someone in the family (maybe Nora or the sibling) unable to pronounce "r"s, so that Nora sounds just like her sibling's name Noah?

by **Doriana** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:53 pm

Does she relevantly mishear his name as hers? Yes (but FA, the sibling is also female) Does he relevantly mishear her name as his? Yes, and same FA

Is someone in the family (maybe Nora or the sibling) unable to pronounce "r"s, so that Nora sounds just like her sibling's name Noah? Good idea, but no

by **Balin** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:20 pm

Is the sibling named Dora?

by **Doriana** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:21 pm

Is the sibling named Dora? No, and the puzzle would not work with the name Dora

by **Balin** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:36 pm

Does the sibling's name start with the letter N? Contain the "or" sound?

by **Doriana** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:45 pm

Does the sibling's name start with the letter N? No Contain the "or" sound? Yes, BUT...

by **hominid** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:51 am

Does the sibling's name contain the letters "or"? the sound that "or" makes in Nora?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:07 am

Are there any reasons besides their names sounding similar?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:04 am

Does the sibling's name contain the letters "or"? No! the sound that "or" makes in Nora? Yes, same BUT as above

Are there any reasons besides their names sounding similar? This is the only reason, but try to figure out why I said "yes but" earlier

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:00 am

"ar"? "aur"? Laura?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:47 am

"ar"? "aur"? Yes Laura? Yes!

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:15 pm

Are they twins?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:26 pm

Are they twins? No but irrel

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:59 pm

Does she decide this when at home? School? Kindergarten? Traveling? Visiting someone?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:00 pm

Does she decide this when at home? School? This Kindergarten? Traveling? No, but maybe OTRT Visiting someone?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:02 pm

In public? Lost? In a store? With friends? With her sister? With their parents? With other relatives?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:04 pm

In public? Lost? In a store? With friends? She also decided to go by her middle name in her friend group With her sister? With their parents? No, but they are relevant(ish) With other relatives?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:10 pm

Relevant why the parents gave them similar-sounding names?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:11 pm

Relevant why the parents gave them similar-sounding names? No and potential FA

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:13 pm

Was her decision caused by one event? A series? A recurring event?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:18 pm

Was her decision caused by one event? A series? A recurring event? One event (yet to be established) that led to a series of events, namely the sisters mishearing their names as each others'

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:21 pm

Were their names spoken: drunkenly? Sleepily? Sloppily? Silently? At a distance? Through electronics? In a garbled manner? Through a recording? An automated system? An artificial voice?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:28 pm

Were their names spoken: drunkenly? Sleepily? Sloppily? Silently? At a distance? Through electronics? In a garbled manner? Through a recording? An automated system? An artificial voice? No/irrel to all

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:37 pm

Were they: hard of hearing? Not paying attention? Mislead? Mistaken? Confused? Very young at the time?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:39 pm

Were they: hard of hearing? Not paying attention? Mislead? Mistaken? Confused? Maybe a bit of this Very young at the time? No/irrel to rest

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:40 pm

Were the names spoken by: parents? Relatives? Strangers? Friends? Officials? Workers?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:42 pm

Were the names spoken by: parents? Yes, but they didn't mishear them when their parents said them Relatives? Irrel Strangers? Friends? Officials? Workers? Assume yes to all

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:42 pm

Was there more than one relevant mishearing?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:46 pm

Was there more than one relevant mishearing? Yes (that's what I meant by "a series of events")

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:47 pm

Did their parents say any of their names differently from what others did?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:49 pm

Did their parents say any of their names differently from what others did? Yes (although there are many other people who say them the way their parents do)

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:51 pm

Do they misunderstand people who say the names the way the parents do? People who don't?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:53 pm

Do they misunderstand people who say the names the way the parents do? No People who don't? Yes

This is taking longer than expected, so I'll lift OAATP restrictions. Feel free to fire away!

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:55 pm

Foreign languages relevant? Are they from an English-speaking country? German-speaking? Scandinavian? (We pronounce Nora and Laura very differently.) Did they move to some other country?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:59 pm

Foreign languages relevant? Yes Are they from an English-speaking country? No German-speaking? Yes Scandinavian? No (We pronounce Nora and Laura very differently.) So do we! Did they move to some other country? YES

********SPOILER********

German-speaking Nora moves to an English-speaking country with her parents and older sister Laura. In German, Nora and Laura have different first vowels, but they sound very similar in English. This repeatedly leads to the sisters mishearing their name as the other's name, to the point where Nora is so annoyed that she decides to go by her middle name instead.

Well done, and thanks for sticking with this, GalFisk!