On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:47:11 -0700, jesse stephen bangs
<jaspax@...> wrote:
>> I felt bored and wanted to mangle-ate names....
>
>Neat! Let me try:
Here are some Tirehlat approximations:
>> Yoon Ha Lee =
>Yun Ha Li (pron. exactly the same!)
Yun Xa Yi ['jyn 'xa 'ji]
>> Christophe Grandsire
>Karistof Garandasair
>(Ooh, "Garandasair" sounds great, I'll have to steal it for one of my
>stories.)
Kristof Gransir ['kristOf gran'sir]
>> Sally Caves
>Sali Kévas
Siali Keivez ['sj&li 'kejv@z]
>> Dan Sulani
>Dan Sulani (totally unchanged)
Dian Sulani ['dj&n 'sulani]
>> Dan Seriff
>Dan Serif (also rather unchanged)
Dian Serif ['dj&n 'sErif]
>> Dirk Elzinga
>If I follow the orthography I get "Dirk Elsinga" where {ng} = [Ng], but if
>it's pronounced [d.Rk El'ziN@] as I do, then it would be understood as
>"Dark Elsína" Another excellent story name: " 'The Dark Elsína is rising
>in the north,' said the wizard Garandasair gravely." ;-)
Dirk Elzinga ['dirk El'ziNga]
>> Taliesin = Taraíesin
>Taliésin, assuming pronounciation [tali'ezIn]
>
>> Marcus Smith
>Markus Samith
Markes Smihl ['mark@s 'smiK]
>> Jonathan Chang
>Danathin Ten
Janehlen ^Cangh ['dZan@K@n 'tSaNG]
>> Nicole Perrin
>Nikol Perin (not much changed, alas)
Nikol Perin [ni'kOl pE'rin]
Also:
Herman Miller
Xielnik ^Canezumi ['CElnik 'tSanEzumi]
(or Xermen Miler ['xErm@n 'mil@r])
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