erm... right - if I was using his name - but I'm using his username. I'd -guess- that the person with the username -lief- is actually named -Lief- - but I wasn't making that supposition. Some of the folks who use a recognizable name as a username don't actually use that name in personal life. Names from history (I'd be pretty sure of it if someone used "gaiusjulius" but it's loads harder to spot if it's a character from fiction. "Aramis"? real name? 3 musketeers fan? On the other side, I have a friend named "Galen", which I would have assumed was a historical name (author of one of the first anatomical treatises). I'm pretty sure he uses it online - and most folks probably guess that it isn't his actual name. So, I'm lazy and use the username, however I find it.
Thanks for the bit on pronunciation. We learn in school about the son of Eric the red, but everyone pronounces it "leef". Surprising that Lief isn't a common English name, given the extent of the danelaw in the 11th and 12th century. Well, we kept the "th" words - which continue to bedevil English learners (my wife teaches English as a second language) - so -there-! :) -- bobkoure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
