tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31042697.post8187675135029866877..comments2023-10-12T11:03:22.544-05:00Comments on StarvingWriteNow: StarvingWriteNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569580787956358575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31042697.post-34546834161699463052007-10-12T15:34:00.000-05:002007-10-12T15:34:00.000-05:00It's Eff-eh-jin-eye-ah. Like in Mrs. Doubtfire. No...It's Eff-eh-jin-eye-ah. Like in Mrs. Doubtfire. Now, there's a visual for a heroine.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, the ones I can't get past are plain names spelled wierdly. Alys- Alice. Merrie- Mary. I even read of Burthah, which is of course Bertha. At least Iphignia and Concordia are truly exotic!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857307804942257484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31042697.post-47660503641594598932007-10-11T10:14:00.000-05:002007-10-11T10:14:00.000-05:00Possible pronunciations:Eye-fi-gin-e-ai-fi-gin-e-a...Possible pronunciations:<BR/><BR/>Eye-fi-gin-e-a<BR/>i-fi-gin-e-a<BR/>Eye-fi-geen-e-a<BR/>i-fi-geen-e-a<BR/>Eye-fig-in-e-a<BR/>i-fig-in-e-a<BR/><BR/>It's a true puzzle, folks.StarvingWriteNowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569580787956358575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31042697.post-67147559199862367192007-10-11T09:19:00.000-05:002007-10-11T09:19:00.000-05:00"Concordia" is really the only one that makes me w..."Concordia" is really the only one that makes me wince - though "Iphiginia" is a mouth-full.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31042697.post-64261685263986392762007-10-11T08:41:00.000-05:002007-10-11T08:41:00.000-05:00I still haven't figured out how to pronounce that ...I still haven't figured out how to pronounce that one...<BR/><BR/>And I spent the whole of the MJP book knowing it was Mar-go but pronouncing it Mar-got. That "t" drove me crazy.StarvingWriteNowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569580787956358575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31042697.post-60099209339101840852007-10-11T08:03:00.000-05:002007-10-11T08:03:00.000-05:00I like Georgina and Belle and Margot, but ... Iphi...I like Georgina and Belle and Margot, but ... Iphignia??? Dear God, what was she thinking???? That has to top the list of "worst name for a heroine <I>ever</I>."Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.com