Curmudgeonly Grumbling blah blah

[details_later]

So, some people are named Geoffrey. Why do some people insist on pronouncing this as JOFF-rey? Where did they get that idea? If you're nickmaed Geoff, your name is Geoff (read: JEFF!). So the English are an eccentric bunch who have weird spellings that don't follow their phonetic appearance. The English are eccentric, full stop

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[mrshobbes]

I SWEAR, I will haunt the shelves of Kinokuniya and Borders in Sing and look for that book!

I love the idea and believe (really!) that inside all of us is an artist and a politician--and that both practice an art in a very real sense :)

And to plug, read The Artist's Way! Fantastic stuff! :D

[anonymous]

My inspirational book-equivalent is Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, in which she talks about writing and faith. No, it's not faith as in fundamentalist, church-y kind of faith, but faith of a more personal, quiet kind. I think this is the perfect book for writers. And she's damn funny too!

Oops, this is Terrie, by the way, hehe

Ge-of-frey/Jeffrey

[ilovekazuo]

Shall we dwell on the pronunciation of Catriona, or is that opening another can of worms? Heehee :)

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[ilovekazuo]

By the way, this is Rach.

You'd know it's me if I react to something irrelevant in your post. See I didn't even react to the book mentioned. hehe

IKWIG!

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Kiloran!

You have a LiveJournal alter ego pala! I thought I was last to the party! How about Ruardhri is pronounced "Rory?" Those wacky Celts…

Try this on for size:

I know where I'm going
And I know who's coming with me
The man who I love
My handsome, winsome Johnny!

Some say he's black
I say he's bonny…

Ack! That's all I could get at the top of me head!

Off to hunt eagles now… Sorry Colonel Barnstaple!