Muento Bem, muento bem! Very fine, very fine, in English! On 5/28/08, Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Interesting. Thanks for the explanation. I knew the stories behind the names > would be interesting. > > G.Cindy > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS > AVAILABLE AT > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html > > Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html > > > --- On Wed, 5/28/08, Elfqueen <elfqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> From: Elfqueen <elfqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: names, pronounciation, >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 9:47 PM >> Well, I can at least explain "elfqueen." It's >> sort of weird, actually, how I >> got it. Okay, so I love love love love love Lord of the >> Rings (the books >> much more than the movies, but both really). They were what >> turned me into a >> fantasy-lover and I have Tolkien to thank for setting me on >> the path to try >> serious writing...because I wanted to be as good as he was. >> Ha! Anyway, a >> few years ago I had a group of friends who loved it every >> bit as much as I >> did; we were totally obsessed, to the point that we had >> LOTR nicknames. One >> of my best friends nicknamed me Galadriel. I never saw the >> point, but she >> said that it was because the expression I get on my face >> when I'm writing, >> singing, or playing the piano reminded her of Galadriel. My >> nickname has >> since become Samwise Gamgee since I now have a >> "Frodo" (another best friend >> who fits the part very well), but when I got my own e-mail >> address at age >> thirteen, I chose elfqueen to honor my friend's >> nickname for me. Yeah. >> Blessings, >> Nicole >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Grandma Cindy" >> <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:44 AM >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: names, pronounciation, >> >> >> >I deleted "email handles" from the subject >> line but forgot to delete the >> >question. I meant to delete it because I can't find >> the list I've been >> >keeping, but your cherryjam was on it. Also, if I can >> remember them, >> >girlyscream, elfqueen, captaincynic, youngbeautyqueen, >> >xoxswimchik,fuzzypurplecouch,greensleeves1,captainsly,wildcat, >> >> >coasterfreak, solsticesinger, ldspeaker, >> > >> > I didn't remember but found another list; I've >> been keeping a list of >> > people who want books and these are some of their >> "handles." Creative >> > bunch, aren't they--and one does wonder what the >> name says about the >> > person, why he/she picked it. Thanks for explaining >> yours, Judy. >> > >> > G.Cindy >> > >> > P.S. Siobhan said her name was pronounces sha >> vahn--soft a and accent on >> > the last syllable. I was way off. >> > >> > --- On Tue, 5/27/08, Judy s. >> <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> >> From: Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: names, >> pronounciation, >> >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 8:55 PM >> >> How do you pronounce Siobhan because I'm sure >> as heck >> >> that I have >> >> no idea what it should sound like! grin. >> >> >> >> I do notice people's email names, and I get >> asked about >> >> my email >> >> addy all the time. smile. I picked my email >> address name >> >> because I love anything made with cherries, and >> because I >> >> needed >> >> something easy for my Dragon software to recognize >> when I >> >> speak >> >> it. smile. >> >> >> >> Judy s. >> >> >> >> Grandma Cindy wrote: >> >> > Chela, >> >> > >> >> > I'm curious. How do you pronounce your >> name? If it >> >> sounds like >> >> > Sheila to E, I'm mentally mispronouncing >> it, as I >> >> have >> >> > mentally mispronounce Siobhan all my life >> when seeing >> >> it in >> >> > fiction. >> >> > >> >> > BTW, do any of you notice people's email >> names? >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email >> to >> >> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in >> the >> >> Subject line. 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