Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2897 - 2901 (16-20 February 2015)
vforvancouver:
--- Quote from: Orkboy on 15 Feb 2015, 20:10 ---So, out of curiosity, who still mentally pronounces Penelope like antelope?
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Well, being bilingual, I have problems pronouncing everybody's names in my mind. I tend to pronounce names and numbers in Spanish. Numbers are an issue because I pronounce them in Spanish while talking English, as in "I need the sieves for gravel gradation, number cuatro to tres inches, please."
Therefore, I render Penny's name as "Penélope", which rhymes with, but doesn't sound exactly as "Antílope". Four syllables each, no silent E, last E in Penelope sounds like the first E, second E is stressed.
Consilium:
re: the dora/pen conversation
I don't know. If I were Faye and I found out Dora was talking about my situation like that (especially with how it ended up), I'd be rather embarrassed. It's kind of a betrayal of trust, not between coworkers but between friends. And face it, Faye and Pen aren't exactly close. Information that intimate is pretty need-to-know and despite the stress Dora is going through (and DOES have a right to vent!), I don't feel Pen should be privy to it. I may be projecting myself onto Faye here, though, but she has gotten embarrassed about this very subject in the past.
As for pronouncing Pen's name, I've always heard the last three syllables pronounced as letters: "eL - Oh - Pee." But then again, I've always seen Marten spelled "Martin."
Omega Entity:
I think just about everyone's aware of how Penelope is supposed to be pronounced. It's just a callback to Faye's preferred pronunciation (Pen-Ah-lope).
bloodswan:
--- Quote from: Consilium on 15 Feb 2015, 20:57 ---As for pronouncing Pen's name, I've always heard the last three syllables pronounced as letters: "eL - Oh - Pee." But then again, I've always seen Marten spelled "Martin."
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Well that's fine since it's technically the proper way to pronounce it. Mentally rhyming it with or pronouncing it like antelope is because of the strip linked earlier where Faye is doing it to get on Pen's nerves (strip 725 to be exact). It's a hard habit to break if you get into it.
(And ninja-ed by Omega. Oh well. Great start to coming out of permanent lurkerdom)
Indicible:
Pénélope... Pen-Eh-Low-Pe. (low is short, though).
Oh, well.
In any case, Dora is right about every point she has made. It does not sit well with her, though. Why do I have the feeling she is snapping at Penelope?
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