tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post5812535548299632351..comments2024-03-28T07:09:19.731-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: Tip Tuesday #123Casey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-1904189007598446362012-04-12T01:54:18.259-04:002012-04-12T01:54:18.259-04:00Clever tip! I would never have thought to use it f...Clever tip! I would never have thought to use it for this. I know there's a site out there as well that pronounces authors last names. It's amazing when you 'think' of a name as being pronounced a certain way, and then find out you had it wrong all along, lol.Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-85958020279258826102012-04-11T23:19:40.380-04:002012-04-11T23:19:40.380-04:00Cool tip! I wish people would use it on my last n...Cool tip! I wish people would use it on my last name.Ali Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744571560735322734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-5174176211873826132012-04-11T22:07:08.240-04:002012-04-11T22:07:08.240-04:00I'm reading a book right now and struggle with...I'm reading a book right now and struggle with some of the names. I wonder if the author's pronunciations match the Google pronunciations. Very interesting. Thanks!Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-28157499002557294882012-04-11T19:22:24.628-04:002012-04-11T19:22:24.628-04:00That's a clever idea. And helpful for me who h...That's a clever idea. And helpful for me who has a hard time pronouncing some of the names I find in books. I usually just gloss over them.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-48408971434984642352012-04-11T18:53:17.973-04:002012-04-11T18:53:17.973-04:00What a great idea! That never crossed my mind - th...What a great idea! That never crossed my mind - thanks :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-8299810615487898942012-04-11T09:54:23.786-04:002012-04-11T09:54:23.786-04:00That's a great idea! I never thought of using ...That's a great idea! I never thought of using google translate. Huh. <br />Thanks for the tip!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-41457824691069117762012-04-11T02:42:12.187-04:002012-04-11T02:42:12.187-04:00I'm especially in tune with today's tip gi...I'm especially in tune with today's tip given I've read some stories where I had NO CLUE how to really say a character's name, which can be a bother when the name is for like, the MC and I don't really know how to refer to them except to make up my own nickname in my mind until I could find a key or here the author tell me how to say certain things.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-36640231106411041472012-04-10T20:14:25.064-04:002012-04-10T20:14:25.064-04:00Excellent tip! An automated voice, I love that.Excellent tip! An automated voice, I love that.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-13822162920714883842012-04-10T17:52:27.516-04:002012-04-10T17:52:27.516-04:00Very useful tip! Puts me in mind of Hermione from ...Very useful tip! Puts me in mind of Hermione from Harry Potter. So many people mispronounced that one. Maybe Rowling needed this tip ;)Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-14943712199089792152012-04-10T17:40:54.003-04:002012-04-10T17:40:54.003-04:00Great tip - thanks! I'm heading over to your b...Great tip - thanks! I'm heading over to your blog now to see what other gems you have in store.Jeanette W. Stickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352824722746327625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-7138564797020765932012-04-10T14:57:01.190-04:002012-04-10T14:57:01.190-04:00So true! I was mangling Hermione for years becaus...So true! I was mangling Hermione for years because I'd never heard the name. Once I saw the first movie, I realized how it was pronounced.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-86467049967872365482012-04-10T11:45:27.330-04:002012-04-10T11:45:27.330-04:00trekking your blog!!! thanks for the tip. Very hel...trekking your blog!!! thanks for the tip. Very helpful.<br /><br />cheers!<br /><a href="http://gjramos.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">..TREK..</a>icedgurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579865184292468481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-21717787076465040802012-04-10T11:01:00.241-04:002012-04-10T11:01:00.241-04:00Interesting. I didn't know about this. I'l...Interesting. I didn't know about this. I'll have to take a look. Not being able to pronounce names as I read a story is often frustrating.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-78598304960657821092012-04-10T09:58:30.980-04:002012-04-10T09:58:30.980-04:00Thanks for the tip! I have been going with simple...Thanks for the tip! I have been going with simpler names just for the sake of pronunciation, but this may help get what I really want and still be easy for the reader.Follow The Den'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163410523009831547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-80182031765915901312012-04-10T08:22:40.394-04:002012-04-10T08:22:40.394-04:00Great tip. I write fantasy too and make up names s...Great tip. I write fantasy too and make up names sometimes. I'll have to check it out.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-89318995980276314402012-04-10T06:28:29.322-04:002012-04-10T06:28:29.322-04:00Great tip on where to find how to pronounce a name...Great tip on where to find how to pronounce a name. Thanks!Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16517546647672781332noreply@blogger.com