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Scott Miller   10-17-2006, 05:04 PM
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I'm still avoiding the spoiler threads, but I should finish it tonight. As usual, great book with many answers.

I realize that some of us boardwalkers have gotten their names included in a novel and that several have been acknowledged, I just hope that Miller isn't based on me. (Hell, even if he is, I stand a good chance at a grisly demise)

Also, I'm curious about the little mark under the 'C' in yenicari. Has it been brought up in another thread that I'll read soon enough, or do I request some type of explanation from FPW?

Scott

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jimbow8   10-17-2006, 05:11 PM
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Scott Miller Wrote:I'm still avoiding the spoiler threads, but I should finish it tonight. As usual, great book with many answers.

I realize that some of us boardwalkers have gotten their names included in a novel and that several have been acknowledged, I just hope that Miller isn't based on me. (Hell, even if he is, I stand a good chance at a grisly demise)

Also, I'm curious about the little mark under the 'C' in yenicari. Has it been brought up in another thread that I'll read soon enough, or do I request some type of explanation from FPW?
Scott, I think it is just a character from a foreign language, in this case Turkish, much like the umlaut on German letters (ä and ö and ü) and the accent on Spanish letters (don't know what that one is called). I don't know what sound it represents, however.


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Blake   10-17-2006, 06:42 PM
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Scott Miller Wrote:Also, I'm curious about the little mark under the 'C' in yenicari.

It's called a cedilla. See the Wikipedia article here. I think the pronunciation in this case would be "ch" given the origins of the word, but in some words it's pronounced as an "s" (e.g., "façade").

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Ken Valentine   10-17-2006, 09:40 PM
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Blake Wrote:It's called a cedilla. See the Wikipedia article here. I think the pronunciation in this case would be "ch" given the origins of the word, but in some words it's pronounced as an "s" (e.g., "façade").

That's what I believe it to be as well. For another example, CURAÇAO -- the island in the caribbean -- would be pronounced Curasao. Koo-rah-SAO.

So I imagine the correct pronunciation would be Yeni-SAIR-ee.

Which brings up a question about another pronunciation. Peter LaNague's home planet, Tolive. Would it be pronounced To-Live, or T-Olive?

Any insights?

Ken V.
furin   10-17-2006, 09:42 PM
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Scott Miller Wrote:I realize that some of us boardwalkers have gotten their names included in a novel and that several have been acknowledged.

Wow..thats cool.. and it would be cooler if Miller in Harbringers was based off your name, despite Miller being a total [insert word here] to just about everyone. Big Grin
Ken Valentine   10-17-2006, 09:45 PM
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furin Wrote:Wow..thats cool.. and it would be cooler if Miller in Harbringers was based off your name, despite Miller being a total [insert word here] to just about everyone. Big Grin

"[insert word here]"

Common proctological referent? Big Grin

Ken V.
furin   10-17-2006, 09:47 PM
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Ken Valentine Wrote:"[insert word here]"

Common proctological referent? Big Grin

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.
cobalt   10-17-2006, 09:50 PM
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Ken Valentine Wrote:That's what I believe it to be as well. For another example, CURAÇAO -- the island in the caribbean -- would be pronounced Curasao. Koo-rah-SAO.

So I imagine the correct pronunciation would be Yeni-SAIR-ee.

Which brings up a question about another pronunciation. Peter LaNague's home planet, Tolive. Would it be pronounced To-Live, or T-Olive?

Any insights?

Ken V.
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?

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webby   10-17-2006, 09:51 PM
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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. Big Grin

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fpw   10-17-2006, 09:52 PM
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Ken Valentine Wrote:Which brings up a question about another pronunciation. Peter LaNague's home planet, Tolive. Would it be pronounced To-Live, or T-Olive?

[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]

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