Fordim or Fordhim? The Horrors of S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g

[Durelin]

I'm absolutely befuddled as to why so many people add an 'h' in there. I've had the urge to insert an 'h' as well, but I think I have resisted the temptation thus far... Am I missing something?

Of course, Fordim's is not the only name that gets misspelled rather often. There are a lot of names on her that are almost impossible to spell, so I am often forced to simply copy and paste. And you have to be very careful, particularly with some names, of how you make your typos.

I suppose that's the joy of nicknaming nicknames. I don't think I've actually called Pio Piosenniel in forever...it doesn't even look right when I type it. And the same goes for Aman...Amanaduial the Archer? Who's that?

I often feel like nicknaming a name is being too *friendly* or perhaps *unprofessional* (almost wrote 'prefessional' there). But some people's names are just really hard for me to get right...

For example, here's trying to spell...Esgallhugwen.

Esgalugwn
Esghalugwen
Esghluwen
Esghaluwen
Esghallugwen

I'm sorry but I always have to copy and paste your name. Maybe I should start thinking of gall bladders and hugs when I'm trying to spell it...

Is anyone else plagued by misspellings and the possibility of misspellings?

You know, 'misspell' is harder to spell than I thought...

Note: This may be a retarded thread. This may be an illegal thread. This may be too close to Esty's lovely typo thread. I may get negative reps for this. But...I'm interested. Yes, I'm interested in how bad people spell. Call it a fetish, a self-confidence booster shot, or whatever you'd like. Stone me, shoot me, mutilate me, shish-kabob me...but here it is.

Double Note: This also isn't meant to offend anyone...every human being makes typos and spelling errors, and we all have major dyslexic moments even if we aren't dyslexic.

Triple (Triple, not Tripple!) Note: Slap me if I misspelled anything.

[Firefoot]

Durelin, you aren't alone... I've always wondered why some people spell Fordim's name with an "h" as well.

I used to have a huge problem spelling Encaitare's name right... I couldn't figure out where the "i" went. It took me forever one time when I was trying to PM her, I finally had to go look it up on the Member's List. :rolleyes:

And I always have to think about whether Child's name is spelled "7th" or "Seventh."

I think this is what nicknames do to us... they make us forget how to spell the real name.

[Durelin]

I guess 'h' is just one sexy letter.

I have yet to misspell your name, Firefoot. I'll be sure to admit myself to an institute if I ever do so. :p

[the guy who be short]

Though I do find a few names difficult, something much more puzzling is gender. Durelin, as you know, you were male for a period. So was Saurreg. And Feanor of the Peredhil. And...

Yeah. But spellings I'm mostly fine with. I used to lapse with Enca, calling her Encataire instead of Encaitare, but that's about it. Maybe people need to add that "h" to remember Fordim's gender. Fordhim. See?

[Durelin]

Maybe people need to add that "h" to remember Fordim's gender. Fordhim. See?
How ingenious....

I know...so many BDers are cross-dressers...

[Holbytlass]

Durelin, as you know, you were male for a period. So was Saurreg.

Actually, Saurreg is male. I'm the one that messed-up on the ww6 game. I thought he was a she, but when I was corrected our first night session as wolves I had to continue being mistaken, otherwise how would I have known?
I thought Mormegil was a girl, the 'gil' part sounds like girl and his former avatar with the monkey in a pink shirt (which I thought was a dress) shooting the gun.

I misspell HerenIstarion (even now I'm not sure). Sometimes I see mine misspelled as well....holybtlass holbytlas

[mormegil]

Even Mr. Barrow Wight himself thought me a female at one point.

I'm still trying to work out TGWBS's gender :p . I'm not sure if (s)he's using guy in the gender sense or the more general sense.

When I was a wolf with Oromin....I had a hard time spelling her name and needed help on every PM.

[the guy who be short]

Actually, Saurreg is male.*head explodes*

Mormegil has always been male for me, actually. Swords are always male.

I guess it helps that my name has "guy" in it, and Holby's has "lass." See, we're really the smartest people here...

[Meneltarmacil]

At least one person here thought I was female once, though posting my picture as an avatar has since cleared that up. I'll admit it is kind of hard to tell anyone's gender if they have a non-gender-specific name.

[wilwarin538]

I am probably one of the worst at remembering how to spell names. Its weird because some people used spaces and others just put the two names together, for example HerenIstarion is together and I never remember that. I also never remember if its Gil Galad or Gil-Galad. I hate being confused :mad: .

Im sure with my name its just the question of if its a capital W and what the numbers are. I didn't want the numbers but it said wilwarin was already being used. :(

[Holbytlass]

I guess it helps that my name has "guy" in it, and Holby's has "lass." See, we're really the smartest people here...
Yes, we are smart! :D

Menel: You look like a guy I dated many years ago, when I first saw it I was shocked, but then it's not what he would look like now (in early 30's).

Who are Estel and Esty? I assume Estel is The Only Real Estel, but who is Esty? I sometimes get reps from both names side-by-side. BTW, THANKS!!

Oh yea, another hard one...Azalia, or is it Azailia, Azealia?

[mormegil]

I believe that Esty is Estelyn Telcontar

[Firefoot]

Oh yea, another hard one...Azalia, or is it Azailia, Azealia?Azaelia, I believe... it's hard because the flower is actually spelled "Azalea."

[Guinevere]

I'll admit it is kind of hard to tell anyone's gender if they have a non-gender-specific name.
And even if the name is definitely male, you can't always tell... Finwë and Fëanor of the Peredhil are both female, and there is a female Samwise too... The avatars are often misleading as well!
But I think there are no male Downers with female names!
Anyhow, even if I'm curious, I would feel a bit awkward asking "Excuse me, are you a he or a she?"

@Holbytlassbut who is Esty? That's Estelyn Telcontar!

[mormegil]

Azaelia, I believe... it's hard because the flower is actually spelled "Azalea."

For those old time game geeks. At first I had trouble with her name because of a bad guy on Crono Trigger named Azala. :rolleyes:

[Orominuialwen]

I know, I know, I think I may possibliy win a prize for the most difficult name to spell. You should see how much trouble non-LotR fans have with it. I used to have it as an e-mail address, and one time my uncle was trying to send me an e-mail with a whole bunch of pictures attached. He misspelled Orominuialwen, and so had to start all over again attaching all the pictures in a new e-mail.

I would like to say that absolutely anybody is free to use a shortening of my name. I have accumulated many in the little over 2 years I've had it as a username. I'm generally called: Oromin, Oro, Oromy, Ormy, and even occasionally Oromi. I think I prefer Oromin, but any of the above are fine -- save yourself the trouble of trying to spell my full name! It's kind of funny, since my real name seems to give people a lot of trouble as well. It's not hard if one actually reads it properly, but people expect it to be more difficult, I guess. To top it off, I have an extremely long last name (it's 14 letters long and hyphenated) which seems to confuse people as well.

[Kath]

I agree Oro your name is incredibly difficult to get right. When I was a wolf with you I had to copy and paste your name from previous PM's or, if I'd lost it somehow, go and get it from the game thread!

[Meneltarmacil]

Actually, Kath, I don't know whether you're a guy or a girl either. And the same goes for Mithadan, believe it or not.

Though you can usually tell if someone's a girl if she has "-wen," "-iel," etc. on the end of her name.

[Kath]

Seriously Menel? Cos in that case I'd like to know what man's name you think Kath is short for! I am female - if it helps my Elvish name is enpauriel.

[Durelin]

Perhaps I should have made this a "Guess my Gender" thread. ;)

[Encaitare]

I often feel like nicknaming a name is being too *friendly* or perhaps *unprofessional* (almost wrote 'prefessional' there). But some people's names are just really hard for me to get right...

Question for everyone: has being nicknamed ever gotten you offended or anything? Or had you feel like people were being too "friendly"? (Assuming, of course, that the nickname is based on your name -- being nicknamed Sugar Lips might be a bit offensive. Then again, I could be wrong. :smokin: ) But so many Downers (mostly the ladies) have names like Carnemirialessenduilinawen that it's just necessary to shorten them.

And I've never understood why some people stick an "h" in Fordim's name. Maybe it's a super-funky way of incorporating the Hedgethistle bit into it -- Fordh(edgethistle)im. :rolleyes:

[wilwarin538]

Im always forgetting, whenever someone mensions Fordim that he has another part of his name. I dont have a very long name but I rather when people call me Wilwa or at least Wilwarin, the numbers get on my nerves. :rolleyes: But like I said before I had no choice. :(

[mormegil]

Question for everyone: has being nicknamed ever gotten you offended or anything? Or had you feel like people were being too "friendly"? (Assuming, of course, that the nickname is based on your name -- being nicknamed Sugar Lips might be a bit offensive. Then again, I could be wrong. :smokin: ) But so many Downers (mostly the ladies) have names like Carnemirialessenduilinawen that it's just necessary to shorten them.


Not me. I get called Morm all the time. I like to think of myself as the Norm from Cheers but with an "M" for my name ;) :D .

Wilwarin would you mind if I call you simply 538?

[wilwarin538]

No thanks. :p I like pretending the numbers dont excist. You can choose from the following: Wilwarin, Wilwa, Willy(which I really like now because of the new Johnny Depp movie :)) or Wil. No 538 thank you very much. ;)

[Formendacil]

Fordhim is easy to explain...

"dh"s litter the Elvish language: Caradhras, Galadhrim, Pengolodh, edhc, edhc...

And, it's fun to tease Master Shrubpricklies... :D

[Encaitare]

If you say so, Formendhacil. :p

[Firefoot]

Question for everyone: has being nicknamed ever gotten you offended or anything? Or had you feel like people were being too "friendly"? I don't think offended is the right word... but I have a score to even with whomever dubbed me "Footie." Call me such if you absolutely must - I'm starting to get used to it, but Ff or FF is the preferred shortening (the one I like). ;)

And here I thought my name was actually short enough that I wouldn't ever have a nickname... actually, I like nicknames, even if I don't really have one (in RL, that is).

Wilwa, if it makes you feel better, I didn't even realize your name had numbers until today. I had to do a double take and wonder if you weren't someone else who had taken your name... :D ;)

[wilwarin538]

That does make me feel better. :D

[Lhunardawen]

I thought the h's had something to do with the differences in nationality, and thus some language variations. Although now I don't think so. All I can say is that I notice only two people (so far) who use the spelling Fordhim: Formendacil (Form? Formy? Formen? ;)) and Boromir88 (B88).

As for the use of nicknames, doesn't that make us feel like we're really a community? Besides, just think - what if you have to spell Marileangorifurnimaluim every time when you can use Maril instead?

But at first I never really liked people calling me Lhuna because it reminds me of a certain absurdity that some Filipinos do to their nicknames. I'm not exactly a fan of names like Jhon when it should be Jon or something like that. I find it annoying when I see names spelled that way. But when the use of Lhuna started picking up, I had no choice. Now, though, use it in good health. :)

When I was a wolf with Oromin....I had a hard time spelling her name and needed help on every PM. Orominuialwen I understand...but Lhun-arda-wen? What's so difficult about that? :p (I was supposed to be a werewolf in MM, and in his first werewolf PM morm here commented on his difficulty with spelling our names.)

[Lalaith]

Poor Esgalhugwen (I spelt that without checking, hope its right..)
When we were playing WW IV, I don't think many of us managed to get her name right. We were calling her Losgulhugwen and heaven knows what else.

Maybe that's why she disappeared....has she been seen since?

[Holbytlass]

Enca: Question for everyone: has being nicknamed ever gotten you offended or anything? Or had you feel like people were being too "friendly"?

Not me, either. I like the friendly aspect of it. I like the name I chose for this forum but whoever (I forget) dubbed me Holby, I just love it. And "duh" to me for not thinking it myself!! It reminds me of "Holly-Hobby" whom I loved as a wee lass.

[Bêthberry]

I'm reaching back into ancient history, but back in the day, at least in chat, Rimbaud was heir to some creative spelling. The French name just seemed to lend itself for play with letters.

Rimbough
Rimbô
Rimkû
(Lush) Rimbaugh
Rymbow
Rimbaud
Rimsky
Rimbaudelaire
Baudebaud
Rimbod

Come to think of it, Rim-ba-da-bim would have been a good one. Likely that was used, too.

Spelling in chat is such a contentious issue. ;)

[Lalwendë]

I'm not that hung up on my screen-name being spelled incorrectly, after all, it's only my screen-name. :) But I did try to choose one which was easy to pronounce and spell, and also one which was not too long, as the experience in having a long 'real name' has taught me that it can be a real bore typing out a long name all the time.

I think the problematic names mainly originate from Elvish languages which I have noticed feature words with a lot of vowels in unfamiliar sequences. Anyone who is usually good at spelling will most likely have developed a knack of spotting common letter patterns and so a different language may throw them out a bit.

Nicknames don't bother me either, as I've had more than my fair share of um...'creative' names in the past. :(

Here's a top tip though: when you're quoting someone and want to put their incredibly consonant/vowel heavy name in, and want to spell it correctly, then just copy and paste it.

[Elennar Starfire]

I just wish people would stop calling me "Lenny". It's 'Leny, dang it! The apostrophy isn't really necessary, but...that extra N bothers me. Yes, there are two Ns in Elennar, but split it up into the two elvish words Elen-Nar. Star-Fire. See? I was first called Eleny, then decided I like apostropys better than Es, so I am now 'Leny.

*sighs*

:)

[Kath]

Lhuna yours is difficult because of the second 'a'. Every time I go to type your name I have to double check because I tend not to say it out loud. Anyone else find this?

[wilwarin538]

I never pronounce Lhuna's second A. I always have it in my head as Lhunardwen.

[the guy who be short]

But then you remove the "Arda" from her name, making it meaningless!

I love Elvish names though. I never could figure out what a "Lhun" in "Lhunardawen" is though.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I discovered a few doosies through playing WW games. Orominuialwen was just HARD. I copied and pasted that for ages before mastering it. Now I say it out loud just for the fun of it. Lhunardawen got spelled lots of ways before I gave up and started saying Lhuna, Lhunatic, or LhunArtemis the Hunter. See, instead of Lhun-arda-wen, it ended up being Lhun-ad-arwen. Yeah... I got a few unsent PMs back when trying to assign that role.

As for nicknames... elronds_daughter is "Eddy", Encaitare is "Encai" (most other use "Enca"), Eomer of the Rohirrim recently got "'Mer"... Since I quit using "Feanor of the Peredhil" as a whole (boy do I wish I'd thought shorter when I registered), I also stopped using other people's whole names. Presumably if anyone objects, they'll tell me.

[Formendacil]

But then you remove the "Arda" from her name, making it meaningless!

I love Elvish names though. I never could figure out what a "Lhun" in "Lhunardawen" is though.

I've always assumed that LHUN+ARDA+WEN = BLUE+EARTH+WOMAN.

So, I guess, in my mind, Lhunardawen is a blueish earth woman. Like so- :( , but happier. :D

[THE Ka]

I've had problems with Meneltarmacil's name... When I first came here I thought it was 'Metamucil'... :rolleyes: Sorry, I really didn't mean it, it was just the first thing that I could remember. Then I decided to 'copy' and 'paste' instead of editing five or six different times. I'm working towards memorizing it, so, hopefully one day...

Then there was Encaitare's name... But, I've remembered the 'cait', and it's proved most helpful. Elennar Starfire's was thankfully easy to remember, but the ['], before Leny, I've forgotten before. :( Please don't kill me.

My spelling is horrible, and doesn't stop with other members. Usually its characters as well. Luckly I can notice patterns easily... That is if the name has any, in which I better just think of possible ways of remembering it.

~ Ka

[Durelin]

The gall bladder and hugs thing is totally working out for me.

Pneumonicastic.

[Lhunardawen]

I never pronounce Lhuna's second A. I always have it in my head as Lhunardwen. Is this your dilemma too, Kath? Tsk, tsk. A major mistake in Quenya. :p


I never could figure out what a "Lhun" in "Lhunardawen" is though. It's supposed to be the name of the river, near Lindon. The name has a story behind it. I'm not sure about the 'arda,' though.


Lhunardawen got spelled lots of ways before I gave up and started saying Lhuna, Lhunatic, or LhunArtemis the Hunter. See, instead of Lhun-arda-wen, it ended up being Lhun-ad-arwen. Yeah... I got a few unsent PMs back when trying to assign that role. Arwen...*laughs out loud then catches herself, reducing the guffaws to chuckles* I love the Lhunartemis name, by the way. Very nice play on the words. But isn't that a bit contradictory? Lhuna *chuckles yet again* being goddess of the moon and Artemis the goddess of hunting...unless I'm both.


I've always assumed that LHUN+ARDA+WEN = BLUE+EARTH+WOMAN.

So, I guess, in my mind, Lhunardawen is a blueish earth woman. Like so- :( , but happier. :D Hmm...I didn't know Lhun means blue. But you formally declared picturing me as Gollum (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=398203&postcount=1143), didn't you? Forgetful little hobbit...*gollum*

[Encaitare]

Then there was Encaitare's name... But, I've remembered the 'cait', and it's proved most helpful.

For those who have gamed in the Green Dragon with me and remember my (somewhat short-lived) character Caity... well, there's a little bit of help. What with the "Cait" and all... *withdraws back into the shadows, mumbling incoherently*

[Formendacil]

Hmm...I didn't know Lhun means blue. But you formally declared picturing me as Gollum (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=398203&postcount=1143), didn't you? Forgetful little hobbit...*gollum*

Very well then....

A blue Gollum, henceforth to be christened Lhunardagollumwen: Blue-earth-gollum-woman.

:smokin:

[HerenIstarion]

Marileangorifurnimaluim

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

It's like trying to pronounce the ingredients in cigarettes, that name. Small wonder she got dubbed Maril.

[Bêthberry]

It would appear that some werewolves engaged in a capital offense over littlemanpoet :D


++LittleManPoet

[Durelin]

Speaking of Bethberry...

Shouldn't it really be Bêthberry?

Except we're all slackers and are far too lazy to get the little symbol in there...

:p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Indeed. Either we memorize the ALT codes, we copy and paste, or we slack. Most of us slack. Otherwise I'd have the *insert ALT code I don't remember* in my own name in place of "e". ;) Like I said... it's the thought that counts.

[Lhunardawen]

Very well then....

A blue Gollum, henceforth to be christened Lhunardagollumwen: Blue-earth-gollum-woman.

:smokin: That's more like it.

But that would be very hard to type, wouldn't it, preciousss? *gollum* *gollum* :D

Speaking of Bêthberry, that reminds me of the time Nilp and I used Evissë instead of Evisse...until she 'reprimanded' Nilp for it. The ë, I mean.

[mark12_30]

Indeed. Either we memorize the ALT codes, we copy and paste, or we slack. Most of us slack. Otherwise I'd have the *insert ALT code I don't remember* in my own name in place of "e". ;) Like I said... it's the thought that counts.

Eh, try typing in Russian.

I don't feel THAT guilty slacking on the cute little codes... unless you need 'em. Ædegard isn't THAT far from Aedegard. Except, in that case, I did it just for lmp.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Fordhim is easy to explain...

"dh"s litter the Elvish language: Caradhras, Galadhrim, Pengolodh, edhc, edhc...

And, it's fun to tease Master Shrubpricklies... :D

You've found me out! By day, a mild-mannered hobbit of the Shire, Fordim Hedgethistle. But by night I become Fordhim the Great (http://www.figwitlives.net/).

Where's my hordes of screaming fangirls...?

[Mithalwen]

Maybe they trampled each other to death in the rush?

Surely that shoud be where are..... ;)

[Thinlómien]

The name I've had problems is ohtatyaro (hope I wrote it correct this time...)

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

You've found me out! By day, a mild-mannered hobbit of the Shire, Fordim Hedgethistle. But by night I become Fordhim the Great.

And now that we've just found out the truth we can eliminate you from Esty's new thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=12026)... :p

I'm terribly disappointed in my name and I fervently wish that I had chosen a name more suitable for a site full of intellectuals. But what're you going to do? *shrugs*

As far as spelling goes, Orominuialwen gave me the second worst trouble, right after Marilea......*gives up*

[the guy who be short]

I'm terribly disappointed in my name and I fervently wish that I had chosen a name more suitable for a site full of intellectuals. But what're you going to do? *shrugs*Heh, I'll second that. Then again, my name was chosen by a thirteen year old, what do you expect? :p

As for nicknames, I like "TGWBS" much more than "tgwbs" for some reason, even though the latter is technically more accurate. "Guy" just seems weird to me, as if I'm putting emphasis on being male or something.

[Bêthberry]

I'm terribly disappointed in my name and I fervently wish that I had chosen a name more suitable for a site full of intellectuals. But what're you going to do? *shrugs*



I've always rather liked the nick AbercrombieOfRohan. :cool:

I assumed it was a bit of punnery about The Gap and company logos. Throw in some thoughts that maybe Tolkien would harbour feelings about multinational sweatshops similar to the way he felt about mechanisation. Of course, if you are going to say that you had no intentions along those lines, well, there goes some play with words... ;)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Heh, I'll second that. Then again, my name was chosen by a thirteen year old, what do you expect? :p
Yes... mine was chosen by a 15-year-old. One with a distinct love for people that are "of" places. Robin of Loxley, Apropos of Nothing, Lothar of the Hill People... I rue that day like you wouldn't believe...

"Guy" just seems weird to me, as if I'm putting emphasis on being male or something.
It's distinctly odd to me (as well as seemingly pretentious) to see "Feanor of the Peredhil" written as a whole. Just about everyone calls me Fea, but half the time it's pronounced wrong. Perhaps we should start a "Fee or Fay-a? The Horrors of Pro-Nun-Sea-Ay-Shin". :rolleyes: It's my own fault, of course, for not knowing how to do alt codes when I registered.

[the guy who be short]

Yes... mine [Ame*] was chosen by a 15-year-old... I rue that day like you wouldn't believe...I'm a fifteen year old, which possibly explains why I think your name is cool. :D It's pleasantly different.

Just about everyone calls me Fea, but half the time it's pronounced wrong. Perhaps we should start a "Fee or Fay-a?If I've got my Quenya right, shouldn't it be neither? ;) I pronounce it Fe-a, with the e in peg. You know, it's awfully difficult typing pronunciations...

*Say it aloud and it will all make sense, I promise.

[Durelin]

I was too lazy and at a complete lack of creativity when I chose my name. I was also about 13, so...I relied on the Barrow-Downs name generator. And I was even too lazy to put the accent on the u...it really should be Dûrelin...I think. I don't even remember now. :rolleyes:

And my laziness still reins supreme...I don't even bother to try and spell Oriminiualwen...Orominiualwen...Orominuialwen... Oro or Oromin seems fine to me... :p

[Amanaduial the archer]

Marileangorifurnimaluim remains the biscuit-taker. I mean, come in, in that particular case...well, can you blame people for shortening it to Maril?!

And the same goes for Aman...Amanaduial the Archer? Who's that? Aww, thanks Durelin, thanks for that. *sniff* ;) No, but my 'nickname' is really brought about really because people continually spelt my name wrong, incidentally - Amanduil or Amanaduil (ooh, closer but you still ain't quite got it. Thanks for playing.) became the most common variations. Four A's! Four! Why must you leave a few out?! *deep breaths*

And I suppose after a while, Aman just...stuck. Rather like that extra sticky superglue when split in a very conspicuous place on your grandmother's armchair. For a while, Cuthalion did his very best to change it to Archer - which I much preferred - and hey, it caught on with all of, ooh, three people. Dangnabbit. And when I came to the Green Dragon with the character Aman, well... superglue it is then.

[Bêthberry]

Four A's! Four! Why must you leave a few out?! *deep breaths*



Hmm. Amanaduial the archer
.

I see five a's there in total. ;) :)

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

I've always rather liked the nick AbercrombieOfRohan.

Aww, thanks Bethberry, you just made my day.

I assumed it was a bit of punnery about The Gap and company logos. Throw in some thoughts that maybe Tolkien would harbour feelings about multinational sweatshops similar to the way he felt about mechanisation. Of course, if you are going to say that you had no intentions along those lines, well, there goes some play with words...

Well, that was the intention, but it still seems like I'm leggybopper or a wannabe. Oh well, always look on the bright side of life, I guess.

[Lhunardawen]

As for nicknames, I like "TGWBS" much more than "tgwbs" for some reason, even though the latter is technically more accurate. tgwbs. tgwbs. tgwbs.

:p

I was too lazy and at a complete lack of creativity when I chose my name. I was also about 13, so...I relied on the Barrow-Downs name generator. So Durelin is supposed to be an Elven name? It's seems rather un-Elvish to me...more like Man-nish or something else entirely. But that's just me.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'm a fifteen year old, which possibly explains why I think your name is cool. :D It's pleasantly different.
Yes... well... I'll be 18 in just a few short days and to me it seems... well... too long. Like I'm trying to project an image, which, of course, I was.

If I've got my Quenya right, shouldn't it be neither? ;) I pronounce it Fe-a, with the e in peg. You know, it's awfully difficult typing pronunciations...

*cough* Live inside my head and it's going to be pronounced Fay-a from now on. ;)

More on topic, I agree about ohtatyaro. I did just spell that right, yes? I hope? I dont' see him/her often enough to nail the name, unlike Orominuialwen who I had to send PMs to in WW5 and then assign a role to in WW6.

[ohtatyaro]

him :D

oh-tA-tee-A-ro

[wilwarin538]

Just about everyone calls me Fea, but half the time it's pronounced wrong. Perhaps we should start a "Fee or Fay-a? The Horrors of Pro-Nun-Sea-Ay-Shin". It's my own fault, of course, for not knowing how to do alt codes when I registered.

I always pronounce it Fay, like the ay in Day. Is that right? :confused:

I had a hard time spelling Encaitare in WW7, because I pronounce it way different then its spelled. :rolleyes:

[Amanaduial the archer]

Pro-Nun-Sea-Ay-Shin Ooh, just that word alone could spark off debate over the Atlantic...(prO-nun-see-ay-shun? pruh-nun-shee-aysh-on? pro-nun-see-ay-shin?...I'll shut up.)

Hmm. Amanaduial the archer
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I see five a's there in total. Dear, sweet, kind Bethberry...please do not make me doubt my sanity like that ;)

[Durelin]

So Durelin is supposed to be an Elven name? It's seems rather un-Elvish to me...more like Man-nish or something else entirely. But that's just me.
It is quite simple compared to most elvish names, really...but I suppose that's why I liked it. And I felt it didn't need an 'iel' or 'ien' or 'wen' ending or anything...

[Formendacil]

It is quite simple compared to most elvish names, really...but I suppose that's why I liked it. And I felt it didn't need an 'iel' or 'ien' or 'wen' ending or anything...

Hmmm...

Durliel.

Durlien.

Durelwen.

;)

[Lhunardawen]

It is quite simple compared to most elvish names, really...but I suppose that's why I liked it. And I felt it didn't need an 'iel' or 'ien' or 'wen' ending or anything...
Dureliniel.

Durelinien.

Durelinwen.

You're right. :)

[Durelin]

Durliel.

Durlien.

Durelwen.
If I had been that creative when choosing my name, I might have gone with either of those last two...maybe. ;)

my 'nickname' is really brought about really because people continually spelt my name wrong, incidentally - Amanduil or AmanaduilI have to say I have been guilty of missing an 'a.' I knew it was supposed to be there, and my mind projected it as there, but my fingers didn't make it happen. And I think it's still misspelled somewhere in a post...somewhere... I remember seeing it and feeling so bad...and stupid. :rolleyes:

I always feel like it's the greatest insult to spell anyone's name wrong when it's staring you in the face....and mostly it's simply insulting to yourself. :p

[CaptainofDespair]

Should have gone with Rakein, Durelin. I miss calling you Rakey. ;)

I'm guilty of spelling every name wrong. It's not because I don't know how to spell the name (though sometimes it is). Mostly, I just can't type. Aman's name is terrible for me to spell. I normally skip that third 'a'. And of course, I'm a slacker, and thus cannot, for the life of me, properly spell Bethberry's name correctly.

Oh, and the missing accent is purposeful this time, to prove my slackerdom. ;)

[Bêthberry]

Right, CäptáìnôfDëspàír. ;)

I often forget that Lhuna has an h. All this dropping of 'aitches here ;)

[Lhunardawen]

I often forget that Lhuna has an h. All this dropping of 'aitches here ;) I'm actually amazed that no one in Werewolf VII left the h out. And I haven't seen you leave it out either, Bb. ;)

[Amanaduial the archer]

I have to say I have been guilty of missing an 'a.' I knew it was supposed to be there, and my mind projected it as there, but my fingers didn't make it happen. And I think it's still misspelled somewhere in a post...somewhere... I remember seeing it and feeling so bad...and stupid. :rolleyes:

Good lord, dearling, calm down ;) It isn't nice to type - much like my real name. But then, it looks wrong even when you spell it right. Hrm.

And I was hardly imaginative choosing my name... *cough*barrowdownsnamegenerator*cough* :)

Sometimes my own misspellings come about simply from skimping letters for undiscernible reasons - I mean, I managed to go through an entire RPG and only realised that I'd been spelling it's name right in the last few weeks. Ho hum.

[Bêthberry]

I'm actually amazed that no one in Werewolf VII left the h out. And I haven't seen you leave it out either, Bb.

That's because I most often c & p names, Hluna. :D Although I have been known to misspell piosenniel. I apparently like the name better with one 'e' replaced by an 'a'. I might try working on a defense that has to do with a great vowel shift in the elven languages. Spelling, after all, is an historic variable. ;)

I have a feeling that Orominuialwen will be one a tricksome one. The name that is. :)

[Lhunardawen]

Hluna...has a more Quenya edge to it, as opposed to the Sindarin sound of Lhuna. Maybe I should start using Hluna. :D

[Orominuialwen]

Yes, the problems with my name are what comes from using the BD name generator instead of thinking up a name on my own. Even I have had trouble with it, although moreso with pronunciation than spelling. I actually didn't learn how to pronounce it properly until I met David Salo and he was kind enough to show me how it should be said.

[Thinlómien]

Another rather embarassing spelling-mistake: I actually just a few minutes ago noticed that Aman is Amanaduial the Archer, not Amanduial the Archer, which name made more sense to me... Oh no.

I also got my name from the bd name generator. I, fortunately, got an easy one to write and to pronounce... :)

[Gil-Galad]

One person i've had trouble with was H-I, spelling his name and guessing his gender... i also got mixed up about Mormegil and The Perky Ent...i'm pretty sure there both males...oh yeah and Nilp...still confused about Nilp...

[Durelin]

I always forget whether to capitalize the second G in your name or not, Gil. Gil-galad or Gil-Galad?

And yes, that matters to me.

[Boromir88]

I've been wondering why I add in the "h" to Fordhim...? I think it's just because there's this good college that's close by called Fordham. Maybe, that's the reason? :p

Anyway, I've had a bunch of spelli Laitaineng problems lately. In the Werewolf thread I kept writing "Lataine" instead of Laitaine. And I called Dancing Spawn, Dancing Awn, don't ask me why. Not difficult names by any means, must of just had a mind lapse.

[Durelin]

I think it's just because there's this good college that's close by called Fordham.
I know Fordham as a brewing company. :p

[mark12_30]

I think we oughta start calling him Forthim.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

I think we oughta start calling him Forthim.

Just don't call me late for supper.

[Durelin]

*knights Fordim as Sir Forthim the Pollmaster*

You know, you get some interesting things when you try to type Saucepan Man too fast...

Suceman Pan

You know, it's not too far from Superman... Hmm...

You also get interesting results when you try to type 'interesting' while talking on the phone. Example: 'interestesting', meaning: interesting ^nth.

[Thinlómien]

I just yesterday realized that it was davem, not davern... :eek:
It's the font, you know... :rolleyes:

[Gil-Galad]

poor Late For Supper, alot of people always get his name mixed up, i sometimes call him Fordhim cause i see other people spelling it like that...

[Eonwe]

ha ha this is hilarious. i just realized that whenever i see fordhim, i read forthim. so i was kind of mystified by this whole deal. then i realized people were meaning ford-him - the very way i always say his name. :rolleyes:

[Amanaduial the archer]

Just don't call me late for supper.Well, now you're asking for it.

[Thinlómien]

I must say I have serious problems with Shasta's "last name".

I used to read it as Atheldruin.
But I think it's really Althreduin.
But it might be Althereduin.
Or it might be something else.

:D

edit: yep, it's Althreduin...

[Gil-Galad]

edit: yep, it's Althreduin...

really? i always thought it was Arthanis...

[Rikae]

Lommy, I read "Davem" as "Davern" too for a long time (I think until I saw it typed on LJ!) so you're not alone...

I had a terrible time trying to spell Isabellkya - or Izabellkya? Isabelika? Izzabellkya? Isabellica? :p and "Izzy" sounds too much like "Xyzzy" - if I'm pronouncing the latter correctly.

*sigh*

I think errors like "Fordhim" tend to become memes - other people who would never have misspelled it on their own become confused after seeing certain well-respected downers do so enough times. Herd instinct, if you will.

Actually, I think the same phenomenon is to blame for making Macalaure female, sometime last fall, in the minds of a few downers (including yours truly). :rolleyes:

[Thinlómien]

I started to write a post on this thread on how I have constant trouble with Zxcvbn's name and never remember it right and fail to see any logic in it and then, doing an experiment of trying to actually type the name here, realised that z, x, c, v, b and n follow each other neatly in the keyboard. So :rolleyes: at me. :D At least I will know how to spell his name from now on (but I still can't claim to remember it without looking at the keyboard).

[Thinlómien]

I can't believe my own stupidity. I always thought William Cloud Hicklin's name was William Cloud Hickli, without the 'n' and then I was slightly annoyed be people adding the 'n' - I was wondering if they can't read at all. Then, today, I looked at the active topics list and couldn't believe my eyes when it said William Cloud Hicklin. Really. :rolleyes: So my apologies for you people who I thought were stupid while I was being that myself... ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Wait - there is any N in there? From what time? :eek:

*looks it up*

*returns*

Indeed. But he must have changed it, that's impossible! I'm 100% sure it wasn't there before!!!

[Thinlómien]

Indeed. But he must have changed it, that's impossible! I'm 100% sure it wasn't there before!!!That's exactly how I felt. Maybe it has indeed been changed, because the length of his name looks distinctively unfamiliar.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

That's exactly how I felt. Maybe it has indeed been changed, because the length of his name looks distinctively unfamiliar.

Yes, I really think he changed it. Because I am 100% sure it used to be Hickli. Well, he can help us solve this by telling us personally. William?

And if not, then I guess we can both go and dig ourselves somewhere deep... :rolleyes:

[Thinlómien]

I found it! It has been changed. Evidence (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=545687&postcount=35). Because that automatic quote thing can't have put the wrong name in there.

:D

[Eönwë]

I can't believe my own stupidity. I always thought William Cloud Hicklin's name was William Cloud Hickli,
exactly how I feel.

Oh, and Ibrîniðilpathânezel is the hardest name of all. I can never remember it and can never bother to do accents anyway.

I was forced to do the accents.

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

I only just clicked on this thread, out of curiosity...and I was surprised to see my own name come up on the first page. I'd assumed it was fairly simple. :P There is a spelling error in the actual name, I'm aware--I got it from the Hobbit Name Generator waaaay back in the day. I knew that when I registered here, but for the first time in my life, I liked the misspelling better than the actual spelling, at least in reference to myself--Azaelia looks like me. Azaelea does not. Can't explain it any better than that. *shrug* Just didn't want you all to think I wasn't aware that my own name was spelled wrong. :p

Ibrin's name takes the cake, though: Ibrîniðilpathânezel. Sooo many accents, so little time! Heh. Took me forever to work out a pronounciation, which I finally achieved by ignoring the accents alltogether. I feel like I should hand her (?) an award for "Best Use Of Accents" or some such. :D

EDIT: Also, a-HAH! I thought I was going crazy. It's nice to know that William did, for whatever reason, add an 'n' to his name. I'd been squinting at his name for days, wondering what wasn't right about it. :p