[stylist] On Jaws pronunciation

Donna Hill penatwork at epix.net
Tue Jan 4 02:14:51 UTC 2011 

I already failed with Google long ago, though maybe I should give it 
another shot.
Donna

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On 1/3/2011 9:10 PM, Judith Bron wrote:
> Why don't you go on one of these sites that searches for people?  You 
> might locate her, come up with someone with the same name or find out 
> she's in another country.  If all else fails try searching for her on 
> Google.  Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:33 PM
> Subject: [stylist] On Jaws pronunciation
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>> 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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