[bookshare-discuss] Re: names, pronounciation,

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 23:27:40 -0700 (PDT)

Interesting. Thanks for the explanation. I knew the stories behind the names 
would be interesting.

G.Cindy

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--- 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?
> >>
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