I know my last name is a bear, but I do wonder at the number of people who ask me to spell Ginger even after I say, "Like gingerale or gingerbread."
Mal: Does she understand that? River: She understands. She doesn't comprehend.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
Ginger - Sep 17, 2007 2:30:16 pm PDT #1185 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
JenP - Sep 17, 2007 2:30:50 pm PDT #1186 of 10001
I may need to reserve this as a future tag. Can I, huh?
I can't work out what to blame, and without blame I can get no closure.
§ ita § - Sep 17, 2007 2:31:53 pm PDT #1187 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nobody can spell anything, is the thing.
Thankyew. It's a hard line to draw, but please don't name your daughter Vujyna. Or your son. But even if she's called Catherine (most popular name at my British high school) she'll get it spelt wrong, and she'll be teased about something.
I went to school with a Wilsome and a Novelette. Never spelt their names wrong. And no one teased them. They were huge.
So maybe that's the key to success.
eta: JenP, was that me? If so, yes. If not, well, go ahead it's the board's birthday--it got you something nice!
megan walker - Sep 17, 2007 2:33:28 pm PDT #1188 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I wonder... if my name were really Megan Walker, how often would I have to spell it?
Jesse - Sep 17, 2007 2:34:07 pm PDT #1189 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Megan, all the time. Walker, possibly less often. Possibly.
Susan W. - Sep 17, 2007 2:35:29 pm PDT #1190 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
And on the pronunciation front, some people would call you meg-in, some may-gun, and some mee-gun.
bon bon - Sep 17, 2007 2:37:09 pm PDT #1191 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I don't understand why people use a significantly different homonym to spell my name. For the second time today, someone I *emailed* to say I was coming put the wrong name on the security list. Just cut and paste! It makes more sense!
DavidS - Sep 17, 2007 2:37:32 pm PDT #1192 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I got a stalkerish email from Amazon telling me that since I like crime fiction, I should watch K-Ville.
Pfft, that's nothing. I got a stalkerish email from Amazon telling me that since I bought Kim Cooper's 33 1/3 book on Neutral Milk Hotel and that I like Tom Waits I might like David Smay's new 33 1/3 book on Tom Waits.
Which is due out today (according to them).
Burrell - Sep 17, 2007 2:39:52 pm PDT #1193 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I don't understand why people use a significantly different homonym to spell my name.
'Cause they think you are a boy?
That's what happens to Franny, everyone spells her name the male way. I've even had people comment on my choice of such an "unusual" spelling.
§ ita § - Sep 17, 2007 2:42:11 pm PDT #1194 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There was a time when Allyson's book page on Amazon told you it was better together with S1 of Eureka. Best software ever.
I accidentally invited someone to dinner tomorrow night for handmade pasta. I don't remember losing my mind, but I guess forgetting's a possible side effect.
Just cut and paste! It makes more sense!
Especially if you're lazy, which is what I assume they are.