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Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog by Victor Mollo | 4 | 17.39% | |
Mislaid by Nell Zink | 3 | 13.04% | |
Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch | 9 | 39.13% | |
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh | 10 | 43.48% | |
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris | 6 | 26.09% | |
Noises Off by Michael Frayn | 2 | 8.70% | |
Bellwether by Connie Willis | 5 | 21.74% | |
The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood | 4 | 17.39% | |
Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin | 7 | 30.43% | |
Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald | 2 | 8.70% | |
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10-02-2016, 10:08 PM | #31 |
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Even better, his first wife also was named Evelyn. They were known as He-Evelyn and She-Evelyn. Oh, and in Britspeak, that first "E" is long, as in Eve.
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10-03-2016, 06:06 AM | #32 |
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Why would parents do this to their child? Sometimes parents don't have a clue what the name they give their child could do to said child. Changing the pronunciation doesn't change the fact that his name is a girl's name.
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10-03-2016, 12:15 PM | #33 |
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I certainly didn't expect it but I have seen it before. It's almost like different names are acceptable in different time periods and in different regions. This is my shocked face.
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As for the pronunciation, it's yet another example of two nations divided by a common language. The name Maria also comes to mind, or the way most Americans mispronounce Bernard and Augustine. |
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10-03-2016, 12:43 PM | #35 |
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"Leslie" would be another example.
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To say the US pronounces things wrong is itself wrong. It's just different. |
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10-03-2016, 03:37 PM | #37 | |
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Turns out I had tried it when I got it, and abandoned it when I reached the ghost witness. Somehow, today I'm in a different mood, and was intrigued rather than put off by that! I'm several chapters in, and quite enjoying it! It's fun, but I wouldn't (so far?) call it funny. Still, I'm going to enjoy it! |
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Dang, it's closed. The Loved One I guess. Gotta get a copy and read in time ::crossfingers::
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10-05-2016, 07:51 PM | #42 |
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After I finish The Girl on the Train, I'm going to read The Loved One.
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10-07-2016, 06:04 AM | #43 |
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I just finished the first chapter of The Loved One. Is there supposed to something funny or amusing in chapter one?
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10-07-2016, 01:16 PM | #44 |
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I suspect we all have different ideas of "funny". I only (so far) read the free sample, but I didn't see anything funny in that ..... and wasn't entirely sure if I would go any further.
Similarly -- I'm 60% thru the Aaroncourt book mentioned above, and while it's fun, I don't find it "funny". Oh well .... it takes all kinds! |
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