[bookshare-discuss] Re: names, pronounciation,

  • From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 09:34:23 -0700

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
>
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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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