tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post8558422337885068037..comments2023-04-13T13:19:51.726+01:00Comments on Life happens between books: The unpronounceablesLucy Fishwifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-22671121476154917122009-12-08T12:24:22.074+00:002009-12-08T12:24:22.074+00:00MM - I once booked a flight for some poor Greek gu...MM - I once booked a flight for some poor Greek guy whose travel agent was adamant that his name was Hairstyle. I loved it. i wanted to re-name myself Mrs Hairstyle. Sadly it turned out it was Haristylou (or nearest offer). Shame.Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-87356268427860487382009-12-07T16:44:14.533+00:002009-12-07T16:44:14.533+00:00I worked for a Dutch company once and a guy from A...I worked for a Dutch company once and a guy from Amsterdam whose surname was "van Fucht" came to work over here - he just thought it was hilarious that everybody got his name wrong.mantua makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100402931220060133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-80277804914817229922009-12-07T15:15:35.162+00:002009-12-07T15:15:35.162+00:00Rol - I've got strangely addicted to Plalalaal...Rol - I've got strangely addicted to Plalalaalalalalaneeurkh. But thank you, that's the first time anybody's actually told me how it really should be pronounced. But honestly, Dean Koontz - wouldn't you change your name if you were him? Especially if your books were likely to be sold in the north of England? We used to have a Frequent Flyer in my airline days called Dr Fuck (yes, really). He was from Luxembourg. When they did tannoy announcements to get him to board there was always a note saying "PLEASE PRONOUNCE THIS NAME FOOK".Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-15449451539662205722009-12-07T13:34:24.751+00:002009-12-07T13:34:24.751+00:00It's Paula-Nick. That's how I remember it....It's Paula-Nick. That's how I remember it.<br /><br />It's Dean Koontz I always have a problem with.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-74775043068405146732009-12-07T12:05:26.660+00:002009-12-07T12:05:26.660+00:00Aparatchick - I used to work with a Polish girl wh...Aparatchick - I used to work with a Polish girl who thought it was hilarious how everyone in W Europe insisted on pronouncing Nabokov with the emphasis on the 1st syllable. <br />I too have mangled perfume names - although not as badly as a (male, obv) friend who asked me what perfume I was wearing and when I replied "Eau Dynamisante" said in horror "Eau de Nanny's Armpit?????" ...Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-73434550416830468602009-12-05T18:37:25.202+00:002009-12-05T18:37:25.202+00:00You say NAbokov and I say NaBOkov; let's call ...You say NAbokov and I say NaBOkov; let's call the whole thing off!<br /><br />You should hear me mangle the names of French perfumes. ;-)Aparatchicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-60522036189313418822009-12-05T10:31:04.400+00:002009-12-05T10:31:04.400+00:00Kate - You wait till you hear us doing our worst t...Kate - You wait till you hear us doing our worst to Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie.<br /><br />Mwa - Have you read "The Original Of Laura" yet? Not sure I want to. Know I'll have to.<br /><br />Usedbuyer - I LOVE "Oh Man, the Sea". It's up there with "The Little Tart, by Donna Friend". Or "English Analogy", which turned out after some investigation to be "England: An Elegy"...Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-68026039052480932802009-12-05T06:22:07.842+00:002009-12-05T06:22:07.842+00:00Not quite to topic, but too precious not to share:...Not quite to topic, but too precious not to share: An elderly customer on the phone recently was looking at an Xmas list provided her by her adult son. He particularly wanted a book titled "The Luminous Monkey." After some work, I discovered that what he wanted was a new biography of Thelonious Monk. Right up there was the surly teenager who came in to find an assigned Hemingway, which said teenager referred to as "Oh Man, The Sea."usedbuyer 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08909335300273240931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-11140183475031483162009-12-04T22:53:48.089+00:002009-12-04T22:53:48.089+00:00I love Nabokov as well.I love Nabokov as well.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-70835684344616532092009-12-04T21:46:22.490+00:002009-12-04T21:46:22.490+00:00"Ooouelleblablablabecque"--priceless!"Ooouelleblablablabecque"--priceless!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113130840039776447noreply@blogger.com