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   Message 9,989 of 11,202   
   Kip Williams to Jack Bohn   
   Re: 3h 46m Peter S. Beagle/Connor Cochra   
   01 Feb 07 08:23:55   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc, rec.arts.animation, rec.arts.sf.written   
   XPost: alt.fan.tolkien   
   From: kiptw@comcast.net   
      
   Jack Bohn wrote:   
   > On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:25:05 GMT, Robotech_Master   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:36:36 -0500, Jack Bohn  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> (In my defense, I figured it out the second time, BEFORE you made   
   >>> the Sandman reference.)   
   >>>   
   >>> Isn't it pronounced with a long A?   
   >>   
   >>Um...is it? *sweatdrop*   
   >   
   > He told a story about speaking in front of a gay and lesbian   
   > support group where the pronunciation of his name got a round of   
   > applause.  I'm not sure if he specified that it was the *correct*   
   > pronunciation.   
   >   
   > You would think Beagle or Conner would have corrected you, as   
   > they eventually did about GrenAda/Grenada.   
      
   It's pronounced with a long A, according to his friends.   
      
   Kip W   
      
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