A little misunderstanding

Dear Andy: My boyfriend wants to name our child Jismine and call her Jizzie for short. Is this wrong? Help! - PPTC (Possible Parent of a Tortured Child) in Bellingham

Dear PPTC: Don’t worry; this is a very common misunderstanding. If I had to guess, I would say your boyfriend is from the south, probably Louisiana. How do I know you ask? It’s his accent. You heard Jismine, but what he said was Jasmine. My spell check concurs; try in yourself if you don’t believe me. And personally, I think Jazzie is really nice nickname. Of course when my spell check removes the accent, it comes back “Jazzier”, which seems a little presumptuous, don’t you think?