[stylist] On Jaws pronunciation

Judith Bron jbron at optonline.net
Tue Jan 4 02:10:21 UTC 2011 

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:33 PM
Subject: [stylist] On Jaws pronunciation


> On the matter of Jaws pronunciation ... I just "finished" my novel and 
> there was an instance where I chose a spelling based on Jaws' 
> pronunciation. The word is the one now used for hooded sweatshirts. 
> According to the web, either h-o-o-d-y or h-o-o-d-i-e are acceptible. Jaws 
> says hoody and hoodie, so I chose the one ending in 'y.
>
> I am still grappling with a similar problem concerning one of my 
> character's names. I knew a girl named Damari many years ago and named a 
> secondary character after her. My memory -- such as it is -- is that she 
> spelled her name D-a-m-a-r-i. My husband disagrees, thinking it was 
> D-a-m-a-r-y. Jaws says Damari and Damary. I like the one ending in 'i, but 
> that is listed on a site with Hispanic first names as a boy's name. I've 
> lost touch with her, so haven't had any luck at tracking down the truth of 
> the matter. Any suggestions?
> Donna
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> On 1/3/2011 7:30 PM, Judith Bron wrote:
>> JC, None of our screen readers speak a pure English, especially with the 
>> right accent.  Jaws doesn't come in Northeast, South, Midwest and West. 
>> But it does come in British.  Since I write some words in Hebrew and our 
>> CH sound sounds nothing like CH when it appears in a Hebrew word, I'll 
>> attest to the fact that Mr. Jaws really should become more international. 
>> BTW, does Jaws have a version for Chinese and Japanese populations? 
>> Judith
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" 
>> <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] heart thingies, thanks
>>
>>
>>> interesting about thingy word pronounciation:
>>> my jaws and yours too probably pronounces it as a j sound for the g in 
>>> thingy.  yet we pronounce it with a hard g.
>>> thanks judith.
>>> jc
>>>
>>> At 03:35 PM 1/3/2011, you wrote:
>>>> The news about Linda is great!  Cellulitis is a bummer.  My husband had 
>>>> it when our youngest son got married.  He enjoyed the wedding with his 
>>>> leg up on another chair.  I've been using the word thingy since my kids 
>>>> were little, and they're not little any more.  Their kids are, but I 
>>>> won't bore you with a grandma email.  The word thingy was just 
>>>> convenient when something couldn't be identified or it's use was 
>>>> questionable.  For example, my sons always built "thingys" with their 
>>>> legoes.  Welcome home Linda, Judith
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" 
>>>> <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>>>> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:09 PM
>>>> Subject: [stylist] heart thingies, thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Carrey wrote:
>>>>> Sending out prayers and good vibes and such to Jim and his wife. 
>>>>> *heart thingies*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Carrey.  my wife Lynda came home wednesday night and promptly 
>>>>> got very sick.  but she stayed home.
>>>>> just saturday she could eat solid but soft food.
>>>>> she probably is finishing up a cellulitis infection.  today is her 
>>>>> first day really feeling much better.
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you for your prayers and concers.
>>>>>
>>>>> and I have to add that as a blogger one of my favorite words is 
>>>>> "thingy." since as a blogger I can play with language, grammar, 
>>>>> spelling, to further communicate my point I oftenspell the plural as t 
>>>>> h i n g y s.
>>>>> whimsy can be fun in making serious points or pointing out the 
>>>>> problems of bad choices by a government.
>>>>> jc
>>>>>
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