ION, one of my bosses claims that 'Stephen' is pronounced the same as 'Steven.' MY other boss and I say 'Stephen' is pronounced 'Stefen.'
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
Spike ,'Potential'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Nov 27, 2006 12:05:36 pm PST #3235 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Connie Neil - Nov 27, 2006 12:08:15 pm PST #3236 of 10007
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ION, one of my bosses claims that 'Stephen' is pronounced the same as 'Steven.' MY other boss and I say 'Stephen' is pronounced 'Stefen.'
I've never heard of pronouncing Stephen as 'Stefen'. Stephan, I can see, but not Stephen.
Jessica - Nov 27, 2006 12:08:53 pm PST #3237 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Every Stephen I've ever known has pronounced it Steven. [insert obligatory Colbert mention here]
Trudy Booth - Nov 27, 2006 12:13:41 pm PST #3238 of 10007
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I've always had good experiences with Harry & David.
(mmm... pears...)
flea - Nov 27, 2006 12:15:06 pm PST #3239 of 10007
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"Stephen" is pronounced however the name-holder chooses. It's like Megan that way. If pronounciation is unknown, I'd choose "Steven" as the best bet.
bon bon - Nov 27, 2006 12:16:44 pm PST #3240 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Jessica is right.
ION, on Halloween when I had some kind of fluish-type cancer and was walking through the Halloween parade crowds to get home I walked past someone who looked like John Krasinski from The Office, but was way too tall; was in New York; and was in the same area as like 2 million people in the neighborhood for the parade. I figured, that guy managed to make a John Krasinski costume so good it fooled my flu-addled eyes. But my officemate today was telling me that he saw Krasinski in SoHo the other day, and he's like freakishly tall. So I had a John Krasinski from The Office sighting the other day!
Megan E. - Nov 27, 2006 12:17:47 pm PST #3241 of 10007
Speaking of shoes, I bought these yesterday off the internet.
Friends and family are now only getting a pack of gum for xmas - 1 pack to share.
Aims - Nov 27, 2006 12:21:24 pm PST #3242 of 10007
Shit's all sorts of different now.
sneaks to megan's house
t waits for delivery
t steals shoes, runs home very fast
§ ita § - Nov 27, 2006 12:22:19 pm PST #3243 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never met a Stephen who pronounced it differently from Steven. I'd say the pronunciation is ultimately in the name-holder's hands, but to my knowledge the alternate pronunciation is not as prevalent as a Megan variant, and not even on par with Deborahs.
Sheryl - Nov 27, 2006 12:23:49 pm PST #3244 of 10007
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
All this holiday gift talk reminds me that I need to call my brother and sister-in-law to see if there's anything in particular I can get for the nephlets.(One is 4 1/2 and the other is 1 1/2)