+fractal Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Yeah.. this is nitpicking.. but I should share it Just like Oregone is pronounced ORY-GONE... And like Seth's name is always spelled Seth! (with the !) My handle is always in all lower case letters.. Yeah.. I'm a geek about it -fractal -=-=-=-=-=-=- N 45° 30.ish W 122° 58.ish Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 So that's it? Volate your name, or violate the language? Some people will have a real delima about this. Quote Link to comment
+oregone Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 And, after a couple of margaritas, i think it's okay to revert to calling people by their screen names instead of their real names. all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Real names??? What you talking 'bout Willis??? My momma named me Wander Lost! "No matter where you go, there you are." -- Buckaroo Banzai Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 anyone who is unix/linux literate will understand the all lower case usage. And check out this history of our good friend http://math.bu.edu/people/bob/fracman/ Now your secret is out! Quote Link to comment
+fractal Posted April 26, 2002 Author Share Posted April 26, 2002 quote:Originally posted by makaio: anyone who is unix/linux literate will understand the all lower case usage. And check out this history of our good friend http://math.bu.edu/people/bob/fracman/ Now your secret is out! heheheh! That's great stuff! -fractal man! Quote Link to comment
MisterBig Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 quote:Originally posted by makaio: anyone who is unix/linux literate will understand the all lower case usage. Ah, literacy. fractal and makaio, with as many misspelled regular English words as we see in these forums, it know wunder yer namz git mest up. Quote Link to comment
+The Mailleman Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 What ever Fractul. Quote Link to comment
+fractal Posted April 26, 2002 Author Share Posted April 26, 2002 quote:Originally posted by The Mailleman: What ever Fractul. Quote Link to comment
+The GeoGadgets Team Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by fractal: Yeah.. this is nitpicking.. but I should share it Oh, fractal... I'm sorry! It must have something to do with my proper (ahem! English heritage. Or maybe my overly proper English teacher? I knew immediately how to properly pronounce oregone's screen name/handle/nick... must have something to do with my exposure to the borderlanders north of my current position. Will you EVER forgive me? ---------- Lori aka: RedwoodRed KF6VFI "I don't get lost, I investigate alternative destinations." GeoGadgets Team Website Comics, Video Games and Movie Fansite Quote Link to comment
+The GeoGadgets Team Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by makaio: And check out this history of our good friend http://math.bu.edu/people/bob/fracman/ Now your secret is out! Buh-hahaha! I'm sorry, that drawing looks like something I've seen on South Park around Christmas time... No offense, er, fractal. But, can't you SEE it? ---------- Lori aka: RedwoodRed KF6VFI "I don't get lost, I investigate alternative destinations." GeoGadgets Team Website Comics, Video Games and Movie Fansite Quote Link to comment
+oregone Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Trying to explain geocaching to a college friend last week via the email... When i finally talked to him over the phone, he kept pronouncing it "geo-Ka-Ching!" like it was some sort of terra-based cash register. all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed Quote Link to comment
+niskibum Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Was that fractal or fragile? Just kidding! Quote Link to comment
+Maps-R-Us Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 It could be worse - with a name like ours we gave up worrying about how folks spell it a long time ago! The capitals and hyphens are such a hassle we'll take the lower case unix variants or any of the common abreviations like Maps or just plain MRU! But I think we have always done phractil correct - all lower case? Quote Link to comment
+Laserman Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Don't care if you capitalize or not, just please don't use a 'z'! Quote Link to comment
+fractal Posted April 27, 2002 Author Share Posted April 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by The GeoGadgets Team: Buh-hahaha! I'm sorry, that drawing looks like something I've seen on South Park around Christmas time... No offense, er, fractal. But, can't you SEE it? heheh.. Yeah.. I see it.. Check this one that makaio almost posted! (it's art, but you may not want the kids to see it ) -fractal Quote Link to comment
+Dan_Edwards Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by fractal: Yeah.. this is nitpicking.. but I should share it Just like Oregone is pronounced ORY-GONE... I would describe the pronunciation as more of a "ORY-GUN" but maybe I am just nitpicking Dan Quote Link to comment
+The GeoGadgets Team Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by makaio:http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/5505_600.gif Speaking of not knowing how to pronounce someone's nick... how do you pronounce yours? ---------- Lori aka: RedwoodRed KF6VFI "I don't get lost, I investigate alternative destinations." GeoGadgets Team Website Comics, Video Games and Movie Fansite Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 First off, I'm not Hawaiin, but while on our honeymoon in Hawaii some years ago, my wife discovered Makaio is Hawaiin for Matthew, hence the nick. Hawaiin vowels are pronounced as such... a = ah e = a (long a) i = e (long e) o = oh u = ew And in the hawaiin language, all vowels are pronounced, so, literally, makaio would be pronounced mah kah ee oh But as most of us, including myself, do not usually pronounce hawaiin words that way, it usually comes out as mah ki (long i) oh kinda like the word hawaii should be pronounced hah wah ee ee but we all say hah why ee Quote Link to comment
+Byron & Anne Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Dan Edwards: quote:Originally posted by fractal: Yeah.. this is nitpicking.. but I should share it Just like Oregone is pronounced ORY-GONE... I would describe the pronunciation as more of a "ORY-GUN" but maybe I am just nitpicking Dan Right Dan... Oregon in usually pronounced ory-gun. Note the e on the end of Oregone = ory-gone.. Now who's nitpicking Quote Link to comment
+The GeoGadgets Team Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 quote:Originally posted by makaio:...so, literally, makaio would be pronounced mah kah ee oh But as most of us, including myself, do not usually pronounce hawaiin words that way, it usually comes out as mah ki (long i) oh Well, at least now I can stop referring to you as "Maa-khow" (I must have been thinking Japanese, though that doesn't make sense either). My oldest son will be tickled, since his name is also Matthew. You wouldn't happen to know the Hawaiian name for Sean, would you? ---------- Lori aka: RedwoodRed KF6VFI "I don't get lost, I investigate alternative destinations." GeoGadgets Team Website Comics, Video Games and Movie Fansite Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 According to this site, Sean translates to Kana (kah nah) btw, Lori translates to Loki (loh kee) I suppose my sig image font looks more Japanese than Polynesian, but I couldn't find a "hawaiin" looking font Quote Link to comment
+Sluggo Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 When I visited Hawaii, I asked the first person I saw; "Hey, How do you pronounce this places name? Is it Ha-WAH-ee or Ha-VAH-ee?" He said; "It's Ha-VAH-ee" I said; "Thanks!" He said; "Your Velcome" (Insert Rodney Dangerfield yuck-yuck here.) Sluggo I've been convinced for a long time that the flying saucers are real and interplanetary. In other words we are being watched by beings from outer space. -Albert M. Chop, NASA Quote Link to comment
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