Well, M is the a voiced version of the P phoneme. (Whether that has anything to do with how nicknaming works, I do not know.)
Now someone explain how the Russians get "Sasha" from "Alexander"
[edit: Whoops, forgot about B.]
Ouhh! Snacks! The secret to any successful migration! Who's up for some tasty fried meat products!?
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jan 16, 2006 1:15:33 pm PST #467 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 16, 2006 1:19:45 pm PST #468 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Is it just me, or was last night's GA not quite as good as normal?
I fell asleep during, but the early bits with everyone but Meredith hating the dog and Dr. McSatan waiting outside the elevator to greet her and Derek as they exited seemed pretty good.
kat perez - Jan 16, 2006 1:29:28 pm PST #469 of 10002
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Nicknames are tricky things. How do you get Lalo from Eduardo in Spanish? Or Pancha from Fernanda?
ION, the second Bridget Jones movie is really, really bad. Bad.
Sue - Jan 16, 2006 1:33:16 pm PST #470 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Is it just me, or was last night's GA not quite as good as normal?
It wasn't just you. I thought it was thoroughly average.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2006 1:36:25 pm PST #471 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think my face set early. But not as dramatically as my sister.
PT says he's going to prevent me from taking the brown belt test. Bite me.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2006 1:41:52 pm PST #472 of 10002
Oh dear.
(that's not on the baby ita pictures, which are quite endearing.)
kat perez - Jan 16, 2006 1:51:18 pm PST #473 of 10002
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Chile has its first female president. Wow. The DH and I are kind of stunned. We liked Bachelet, but were kind of unsure of whether the country was ready to take the leap. Interesting article in El Mercurio if you read Spanish.
Jesse - Jan 16, 2006 1:53:35 pm PST #474 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
How do you get Lalo from Eduardo in Spanish? Or Pancha from Fernanda?
The Lalo thing makes sense to me, since I can get pretty close to an L sound saying Eduardo in Spanish (ish). F and P feel close in my mouth, too. I'm fascinated by all this.
I really just don't quite get why people didn't name their kids more different things.
Laura - Jan 16, 2006 2:08:00 pm PST #475 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Chile has its first female president. Wow. The DH and I are kind of stunned.
She sounds like quite an interesting and colorful character. I wish her well.
kat perez - Jan 16, 2006 2:11:19 pm PST #476 of 10002
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Maybe it's also because you have perfectly acceptable options for nicknames that seem to make more sense (Edu for Eduardo, Feña for Fernanda/o).
My only angst about just expanding the name pool is that way lies Laquita and Dayshante.