future names
May. 11th, 2012 06:45 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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babynamesAuthor and former Jeopardy! champ, Ken Jennings tweeted this yesterday:
Sci-fi writers used to give "future" characters normal-sounding names but spell them real weird. You have to admit they sort of nailed it.
Very astute, Ken Jennings. Very astute.
On a related note, a friend of mine put on Facebook that she met a Jheysen. That is pronounced Jason if you didn't quite get it. *rolls eyes*
Sci-fi writers used to give "future" characters normal-sounding names but spell them real weird. You have to admit they sort of nailed it.
Very astute, Ken Jennings. Very astute.
On a related note, a friend of mine put on Facebook that she met a Jheysen. That is pronounced Jason if you didn't quite get it. *rolls eyes*
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