Well that clears that one up. Thank-you for that explaination.
And when can we expect that next book........



....cobalt running and ducking......

Quite, but I feel I'd curb the usage of the word as to me it would be rather unbecoming and rude to use around persons that I have just met, even if its on a forum.

That's so well-mannered of you. I, for one, appreciate it. In fact, I appreciate the sparse use of such language on this board in general.

Not that I'm easily offended; the occasional f-bomb or whatever doesn't disturb me in the least. I just think that excessive use of "bad" language shows a lack of vocabulary.

I have been thinking the yenicari pronounced like the Yeni-SAIR-ee (or adding more of a 'sh' part), mostly due to when Abe stated about it being possibly rooted from (correct me if I'm wrong please) janissary or something in like. I assumed due to that root for it it would have the straight 's' sound.

I never really thought about how to pronounce Tolive....I think Tol---ive might be correct, but To---live (as in to live free) would more in the spirit of pioneers don't you think?

To-Live is the way I've always thought of it.

This reminds me of the time I was reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy years ago, and my wife asked me how I pronounced Saruman.

I answered, "SA-roo-mon."

She said, "Oh. I know it's spelled differently, but I always thought of it as 'Cerumen.'"

Ken V.

[SIZE="3"]Whenever I've heard Kyfhons talk about their home planet, they've always pronounced it Too-LIV. Because that's why they went there: to live. [/SIZE]

Thanks Paul. I've always been meaning to ask you that.

Ken V.

Quite, but I feel I'd curb the usage of the word as to me it would be rather unbecoming and rude to use around persons that I have just met, even if its on a forum.

You show good taste and manners . . . I agree.

On those rare occasions where I want to make reference, I'll write something like: "He was a real _____________. (Insert favorite proctological referent here.)"

So far I don't think I've offended anyone . . . so far.

Ken V.

I just think that excessive use of "bad" language shows a lack of vocabulary.

And lack of "class."

Ken V.

As we are on the topic of pronunciations.. I kind of have a question about how you think Rasalom should be pronounced. (Like I have said before.. I am a Rasalom fan girl... I'll probably talk about how cool he is or many references to him a lot. He oddly reminds me of a character I created before reading RJ. Well.... at least in evil/sadisticness as my baddie is a bit... erm... "eccentric).

I pronounce it "Rah-z(s)ah-lohm", but I am unsure if this would be correct.

To-Live is the way I've always thought of it.

This reminds me of the time I was reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy years ago, and my wife asked me how I pronounced Saruman.

I answered, "SA-roo-mon."

She said, "Oh. I know it's spelled differently, but I always thought of it as 'Cerumen.'"

Ken V.

Might have to clear your ears with that one, maybe waxy build up lead you there....LOL!

How about too-lee-vay?

Just kidding - I haven't even got my hands on those books yet, so I'm just messing with you guys.

Oh boy! Have you got a treat to look forward to!

Ken V.