On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 03:29:45PM -0700, Howard Brazee wrote: > Jot Powers wrote: > > Oh, and just to keep it on topic, care to guess how often any of these > > people actually had their names pronounced correctly the first time > > when introduced: > > 1) Aliera > > 2) Corwin > > 3) Reen > I just assumed these would be pronounced phonetically. But those > characters could pronounce their names any way they like. What is > "correct"? Actually, all 3 of these are real people associated with Steven. Some of them have been/might still be Brusts. It is why I brought it up, although clearly their names have different meaning for those used to the pure literary sense. > It is not at all obvious what would be alternative ways of pronouncing these > names - or Jot, for that matter. Jot is pronounced just like you would expect...unless you are Indian (dot not feather :) [1] where it is slightly more common and pronounced Yote. [2] > (Who's Reen?) She used to be on the list, don't know if she still is. Reen Brust is the mother of Steven's children. -Jot [1] No offense intended. [2] Small world story: In my 30+ years I have never met another Jot. But for a while I was somewhat active in a custom knife club. There, some of the makers who knew me would call me Jot. Then, they would go to a show in Portland and come back and call me Yote. Turns out there is a well respected custom knife maker by the name of Jot Singh (something I forget). He got irritated when people called him Jot, I would correct people when they called me Yote. I finally sent him an email telling him the Arizona people had good reason, and he was very pleasant. :) -- Jot Powers http://www.superpowers.us <books at bofh.com> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness.'" - Dave Barry