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Ryuko
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You probably pronounce it better than me, anyhow! Besides, I just meant that everyone else seems to think it's pronounced Rye-OOO-koh. O_O

And AFR: Yes, I used to think Ctrl-Z! Ctrl-Z!! And a few times when I was a kid, before I knew shortcut keys, I tried to undo something in real life by going up to the menu.

Edit: Oh, no, not that video!!! And being a language with a different alphabet than ours, Japanese can be transliterated many different ways. Which annoys me, because sometimes Shi is transliterated as si, and confuses me. But I digress...

[ August 28, 2003, 06:15 PM: Message edited by: Ryuko ]

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*attempts to poke out own eyes*

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Scary Gay Japanese Men Wearing Fig Leaves Stapled to their BVDs!!!!!

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Erik Slaine
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5'9"! [Cool]

So, you're more like a character from Tenchi then eh?

Do you have a Cabbit/Battlecruiser?

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Sax, there are two 't's in Yatta.
You are, of course, correct. ::hangs head in shame::

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And being a language with a different alphabet than ours, Japanese can be transliterated many different ways.
Well, yes and no. The Japanese actually do use the Roman alphabet in addition to the three of their own. They call it "romaji" (as contrasted to kanji, hiragana and katakana). As such, there is a right way to spell things using that alphabet, however, that doesn't stop people from doing it wrong all over the place.
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Although I called Leonide by her real name in the Parachat room once and it seemed to creep her out. Of course, she didn't know I was me, but I still wondered if that was something she didn't want being general knowledge.
Icarus, you're silly! When was this? I don't mind people knowing, i'm just always surprised that they *remember*...that's the key! Everyone can know my real name if they want. Just as long as i don't start getting fan letters and the like. Remember that, people....I come here to take some time away from the hustle-bustle of fame.

[Evil]

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Ryuko
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So, you're more like a character from Tenchi then eh? Do you have a Cabbit/Battlecruiser?
(shudder) All points bulletin! My name is NOT, I repeat, NOT RYOKO!
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That's funny, I thought mine was pretty straight-forward, but it's actually pronounced: "NEE-ock"

jk [ROFL]

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Ryoko? O no!
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I read blacwolve; usually with a side thought of either, "yay, they left off the k!" or, "darn, they used the k."
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Annie
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I'm used to answering to multiple names, since half of my acquaintances know me as Morgan and the other half as Anneke. It was weird, though when I got a message on my phone from Narrativium when we were trying to arrange a hike in Yellowstone and he said "Hi, Annie!"

I guess I think of myself as Annie in print, but not vocally.

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Erik Slaine
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Ryuko, I thought you didn't catch the reference at first.

:sigh of relief:

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Ryuko
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OK, Eslaine, if it's an anime reference, I'll probably catch it. If I know it's an anime reference, but I don't know what it is, I'll look it up.

<--- Obsessive Dweeb.

That was my 1200th post. Woo!

[ August 28, 2003, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Ryuko ]

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Are you going to have internet access when you leave for school?

Edit: You're obsessive? This is my eleventy-first post as Erik Slaine! [Big Grin]

[ August 28, 2003, 08:11 PM: Message edited by: Erik Slaine ]

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Ryuko
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O.O Hm? Yes. I don't know when... But it'll be much faster than this is.
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Saxon, you got the pronounciation right. The problem is I can't say it right out loud. Oh well [Smile] .
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:envy:
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Julie
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Hey, someone actually noticed me! Is there any way to make my real name disappear so people can actually see my screen name? I only put my real name because I thought it would be like other sites I've been at where it only shows your real name in user look-ups. Can I actually change that so my name doesn't show or should I make a new one before I get too attatched?
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Kayla
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quote:
How do you read your name?
Pretty much like I read all the other words. It's tricky for some, but I've been doing it for as long as I remember.
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Kayla
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Jules, no. You need to get a new screen name. Just resign up. [Smile]
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Whoo-hoo!
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Erik Slaine
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Kayla, that is left to right, I hope....
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Ok, this is the member formerly known (by about two people) as Julie. I had to add a space to get the same name back. [Frown]
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Kayla
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Um, just so you know, aka is a really long-time poster. Can we just call you reese's? [Wink]
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Kayla
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Connecticut. Isn't that up near New Hampshire? You know, mack is up there. And there's lots of Jatraqueros in the NY/NJ area. [Smile] Oh, and Maryland/DC. You're in good company up there.
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Ryan Hart
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I guess I can't relate to this problem.
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Kayla
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[Confused]

Is your real name Ryan Hart?

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aka pbcup
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Yeah, you can call me reese's. The nick-name is actually from fourth grade and it never stuck but I've kept it as my e-mail address so I use it for other things randomly. And for the record, when I read akapbcup I either don't pronounce anything in my head, or I read A.K.A. P. B. Cup. Every once in a while it comes out as ak-ob-cup.

Edit: I just realized what you were talking about. I knew that, though.

[ August 28, 2003, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: aka pbcup ]

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Ryan Hart
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Actually it's the name of this guy I completely worship. He is INCREDIBLE. I only wish I were him.
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Ryan, watch it. That sounds kinda gay. [Wink]

Reese, I read your name as also known as peanut butter cups. Hey, I have chocolate on the brain, what can I say. [ROFL]

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I now read my name as Julie. Very simple.
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kwsni, I always pronounce it "koosnee."
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I used to say Icarus Eyecareus, but I saw some cirque du soliel thing whatere Icarus is a character, and they pronounced it Ickarus, and I liked that better.

Ni!

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PSI Teleport
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I would prefer everyone call me PSI like my fellow Jatraqueros. I get tired of people mispronouncing and misspelling my real name, but it's easy to do because my real name is not pronounced in a traditional way. My kids call me mom, you guys call me PSI (or Paula, which is fine), and my husband calls me "wifey". The few other people that I see from day to day tend to call me something other than my real name too. Wow this is freaking me out! I'm starting to realize that the only people who call me by my real name are my parents and parents-in-law. How weird! No wonder I can't get used to it!
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quote:
My kids call me mom,
You have two sons, right? [Wink]
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I like my name. Easy to pronounce. The only thing I dont' like is when people treat me like a pequinino! For the last time, I took my name from one, but I am NOT one!
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I would probably answer to "littlemissattitude" or "lma" quicker than I would to my first name, which I never use.
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I answer to Mr. Core...
Danny...
Dan.....
Daniel.....
I like Mr. Core....
God works, also....sometimes....depends.....

And you're wrong, Emp, the 'X' is silent, not pronounced....

[ August 29, 2003, 02:49 AM: Message edited by: dannyXcore ]

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I tend to always read it as T.

Only prob is we have lots of T's, it seems.

<T> Being Thor.

T. being T. Analog Kid from time to time.

T being me.

Gets confusing when I see someone say "Your a cool person, T." when in reference to TAK.

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T_Smith's as good a name as any, so that's how I refer to you.... ^_^
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I read my name as Orchid. It throws me off when people call me Bella. Especially since there's also a Belle on Hatrack. I believe this discussion has been had before.

I only really answer to two names, one is my real name, and the other is Orchid, which I've responded to as my sn since I was 14.

I don't know, I'm starting to also respond to the call of 'Hatrack's Friendly Neighborhood Witch'.

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Don't worry, Human. Your secret is safe with us. We won't tell the people who think you are a pequinino.
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Online I always think of myself as Deirdre. I first chose the name because it sounded funny to me (it being the default name for the comic female in Monty Python sketches) and I was trying to be all ironic and self-deprecating. But now I've gotten attached to it, and it doesn't seem ironic at all.

I'll answer to Katie, too, but only with some hesitation, partly because katharina also goes by Katie, but mostly because we Katies instinctively hesitate whenever we hear our name, unless the person calling looks us in the eye or is our mother. It's the curse of having a common name.

Oddly enough, after I took this screen name, I started working on a project with a RL Deirdre. Whenever I hear her name, or especially when I see it in an email, I always do a mental double take.

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Icarus:

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You have two sons, right?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Ha.

[ August 29, 2003, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]

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PSI, you broke the formatting!

Edit, thanks twoson paula, now I'm the crazy one again!

[ August 29, 2003, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: Erik Slaine ]

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My mom is a Katy, and the only one in her generation at that. She grew up being used to having quite the unique name, but then the 80's came around and everyone's offspring were named Katy. She says it took her a good ten years to stop responding to angry mothers in the supermarket.
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