rh@ihlpf.UUCP (07/01/84)
#R:mit-eddie:-228300:ihlpf:8400004:000:2364 ihlpf!ctb Jun 30 11:06:00 1984 so, i'm not the only one who blows off trying to pronounce names that don't look like 'jones' or 'harry'. i do the same thing in a lot of stories: if the name isn't like the above mentioned, i just look at it, and don't even TRY to pronounce it. one problem with this method, however - what happens in class when you have to write an essay about a book and you can't remember the names of the characters?? i could only recognize them if i saw them. what a terrible habit, i really should break myself of it. BUT i refuse to actually slow the ol' mental process down (mine's slow enough, anyway!) just to read the sentence "but zjakp, how can the thporzp dynasty live without the blessing of muqka-cvc?", asked cffta. "ok, ok, get to the science fiction part," the net yells! well, this got me to thinking about all the wonderful(?) sf names i've read before. i think one of the reason asimov is at the top of my list is most of his futuristic names were....well, they were realistic. pronouncible. i just went and grabbed the first asimov book i had laying around (foundations edge) and started looking for some names at random. gendibal, preem palver, trevize, branno, quintesetz...... that was just skimming a few pages. i can SAY those out loud. i LIKE that feature in a name. so, the big debate begins: should futuristic names be any damn thing the author feels, adding a sense of 'not of this world/time', or should they be something like 'danell olivaw' (now THAT'S a good futuristic name. you KNOW it came from 'daniel oliver', and that makes it all the better. (he was a robot, by the by...)) let's hear ideas on: what should the names look like, who has the best names for his/her characters, who has the worst, most memorable sf names my god ron! this topic deals with sf. it's going to allow people to reminisce about old sf stories they haven't read in years, more experienced readers to pass on little tidbits of information to the less experienced readers (me), and you forgot to mention star-trek III. GOOD! it's about time we got some new topics in this notesgroup. now here's a name: ron vaughn (replies to ihdev!rjv) ps, i'm already waiting for some smart-ass B-) to go digging into his asimov books and pull out a 'xxygbm' like name. i'm sure there's one (or more) out there, but I'M not gonna' find them.