tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post2319111609179721672..comments2024-03-16T18:38:15.627-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Introducing HopeMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-44155536774082835232010-11-29T07:55:59.508-08:002010-11-29T07:55:59.508-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthew Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316867558957637393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-19983063746473201822010-11-29T03:01:26.473-08:002010-11-29T03:01:26.473-08:00Matthew -
> Phonetic pronunciation would be pr...Matthew -<br /><br />> Phonetic pronunciation would be pronunciation conforming to pronunciation?<br /><br />Phonetic - in this case an acknowledgment that American pronunciation often does make more sense, and a hint that you shouldn't take my post as seriously as you perhaps did :)HANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-30270450791334861082010-11-29T02:25:21.366-08:002010-11-29T02:25:21.366-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthew Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316867558957637393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-41749891893509009192010-11-29T00:51:06.069-08:002010-11-29T00:51:06.069-08:00Gorgeous! The pressure to replace my own dear depa...Gorgeous! The pressure to replace my own dear departed becomes that little bit stronger.<br /><br />> So, on reflection, we decided that the newest member of our family would be called: Miss Helen Hope Mrrlees. With the accent on the mrr.<br /><br />The pun meets appropriate horribleness requirements - but isn't that pretty much the correct pronunciation anyway? Also, Hope is an excellent name.<br /><br />And on pronunciation - I was fortunate enough to have a nice chat with Robert Silverberg at the worldcon this year and he said that you would pronounce the second 'W' in your last name, at which point I made grumpy noises about Americans and their phonetic pronunciation. Is this in fact the case?HANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-219874583943317462010-11-28T11:53:22.653-08:002010-11-28T11:53:22.653-08:00Truly the Cadillac of feline companions!Truly the Cadillac of feline companions!David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-37850225585932634042010-11-27T19:09:58.206-08:002010-11-27T19:09:58.206-08:00Congratulations. Bengals are special, and she is ...Congratulations. Bengals are special, and she is quite beautiful.Tom Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486927841318688496noreply@blogger.com