Scott Miller Wrote:I'm still avoiding the spoiler threads, but I should finish it tonight. As usual, great book with many answers.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.
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 Miller Wrote:Also, I'm curious about the little mark under the 'C' in yenicari.
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").
Scott Miller Wrote:I realize that some of us boardwalkers have gotten their names included in a novel and that several have been acknowledged.
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.
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.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?
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.
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?