<p>This is correct, and it’s really weird when you get into an argument on CC with your own wife.</p>
<p>My name means simply “runner” in French, so for pronunciation just put on a good Inspector Clouseau accent and give it your best shot.</p>
<p>Ellemenope is pronounced L-M-N-O-P, a character from a Trollope novel I believe. Not many people get it. Some have even thought it was some sort of reference to menopause. Perhaps instead of coureur I should have used what my license plate says: PBN2AU. Not many people get that either.</p>
<p>Ellemenope and I have actually debated the pronunciation of some of these CC names. There has been disagreement over Emeraldkity. She pronounces it as Emerald Kitty, but I’ve argued that it needs to have two t’s for that. I’ve been saying it as Emerald Kity - with a long I. I admit Kitty sounds better, but it doesn’t fit with the spelling. Emerald City had not occurred to either of us. I’m waiting for Emerald herself to discover this thread and set us straight.</p>
<p>Another strange thing is when you find out some poster’s real name after you’ve been reading them for a long time. I know perhaps 10 or so. The old board was more conducive to people putting their names in their profiles. Sometimes it really changes how you perceive them.</p>
<p>I once answered a post and addressed it to “Momof60.” Of course it was Mom60, but there was a Momof2 and I think a Momof3boys, so my brain thought that poor woman had 60 kids! </p>
<p>My name takes a somewhat french pronunciation, as in O’ver thirtay. Actually my very unoriginal name came from a conversation with the kids about growing up in the 60’s which sequed into “Logan’s Run” and well, things went downhill from there. I just had a birthday so I should change it to Over50! I may try to think up a very clever one soon. </p>
<p>I thought of the peruvian children also. And I thought Cangel was about those Dr. Scholls foot things. (Ok, I made that up, I really just thought it was pronounced “cangul.” I thought Sluggbugg’s was because her daughter went to UCSC and the mascot is the Banana Slugg. (The useless things that are embedded in my brain.) I’ve always pronounced Drusba as if it rhymed with our president’s middle initial.</p>
<p>Well, I was sure Marite was mar- eet
Achat was a cat
Cangel was can-jel
Jamimom was jamie’s mom
Digmedia did have that “i” as far as I was concerned
backhandgrip was a tennis pro
momof2inca was indeed in Ca, I never noticed the Inca part
Tabbyzmom loved her cat
Soozievt was susie vet</p>
<p>I always thought achat liked to buy things (achat meaning a purchase in French). And the first time I realized that Marite was pronounced the way Marite pronounces it was when she phoned me one day :). But she will always be Ma-reet to me (I thought it was French for “my rite”, not that I understood what the significance was). </p>
<p>This is one of those threads that you just have to read to get the full richness of the collegeconfidential experience. </p>
<p>Oh and digmedia, my name is pronounced pay-shunt :D. I love it and it is NOT very reflective of my character…</p>
<p>Don’t need to explain my name, I’m sure. But naive user that I am, it took me a long time to figure out why CC wouldn’t accept it until I added the underscores. </p>
<p>Since my S applied either EA or rolling admission, I really should have said Wish It Was February but I figured no one would get that!</p>
<p>Guess I am in the minority as I always said Digmedia and Mareet. Ellemenope is probably my favorite board name, and Jamimom was of course the mom of Jami. Spotted Berurah right away and loved the French aspects of achat and coureur. Soozievt has always been Susie Vermont. </p>
<p>My DH doesn’t come to CC although he discovered it when researching a school on google before a visit. Given the time I spend here, he may regret it! It is often amusing when I say things like “Such an interesting post today from L-M-N-O-P” or “Cangel’s daughter posted!!!” (Can-jel as in a can of jello although I don’t think of it meaning that!) To me you are wise and witty online compatriots - but your names don’t always reflect that to him!</p>
<p>My French is a little rusty but I thought Coureur was Heart (as in ya gotta have it). Need to ask Mareet. I got the alchemical license plate though.</p>
<p>I used my son’s nickname as a baby. I was SURE that Garland was a man. And, I’ve always pronounced it “Kangle” and thought Soosievt was Russian! These names are like riddles and I’m glad we’re getting to solve them! I always had Xiggi right, though.</p>
<p>I’m proud to be included in the throng that discovered the rare and elusive Incas. Because of a college friend with the name Marie Therese, Marite was immediately Mah-Ree-Tay to me. While Soozievt was unquestionably Soozie Vermont, I always heard background strains of Soviet Martial Music and had the vaguely troubling feeling of being somehow watched by rogue KGB agents. As for Mini, before I spoke with HIM, I thought of He as a SHE, and wondered what Mickey was doing while his Mini was cavorting on the CC Boards.</p>
<p>As for me, you would not believe the number of PM’s and emails using the term “Dude” in its infinite variety of tones and usages. I know I’ve brought it on myself, but I’ve felt like a character in that campy classic “Dude, Where’s My Car?” Dude! Sweet!!!</p>
<p>Instead, the name derives from a sarcastic (what me?) moment during my legal career – when I was a very young lawyer, an elderly partner sincerely tried to praise the hours and hours I had spent, pouring through documents, to properly document one arcane thing or another … he opined that “due diligence” always gets you far … rather bored, tired, and worn-out by the experience, I responded: "Yeah, sure … I’m a regular “Dude Diligence.” Hey – sometimes you get your “yucks” where you can.</p>
<p>I just woke up to find that I’ve been saying Marite correctly! It has made my morning. In these days of increasingly feeble brain power, it has been a real boost for me to figure most of these names out, the biggest triumph for me being ellemenope. I had most of them, although I didn’t know what a kluge was, and Cangel was "kangle, probably from the British Kangol brand. It has been pointed out to me that someone might not have gotten my name as meaning an American in Britain (“Cheers” was already taken). Please tell me that is not so. Now, Emeraldkity needs to confirm that it’s “kitty” for my day to be perfect.</p>
<p>My screenname is pronounced just like it looks. Nothing fancy. In case you’re wondering…it’s the name of our deceased dog. (not the 1…that is just because Thumper was already taken…or so they said.</p>
<p>And I always thought of Coureur as a tennis player too. And really like l-m-n-o-p, now I know the pronounciation!
And Digimedia as Dig-media. (And suspect this is so!)
I thought Fendergirl had something to do with her motorcycle shop until I asked, she likes fender guitars!</p>
<p>What is PBN2AU? Don’t get it, predictably (as Coureur predicted). I did get Ellemenope. Anyway, I pronounce my name as a-chat as in chatting. It’s composed of my son’s first name and first 4 letters of his last name, as I said. I have a 101 names for him, so I should have just used the screenname of ‘Bau’ which is so easy… or ‘Bau-Bau’ or ‘Babu’. Would have made me sound like a Samoan.</p>
<p>A closer (in meaning) English word to think of might be “courser” –> one who runs a course. (See, arguing on CC again). I think coureur, courier, and courser are all three descended from the Latin word for runner –> cursor. Ten years or so ago when I was first looking for an on-line name I wanted the Latin. But “cursor” already had a computer-related meaning, and I figured everybody would think I meant that, so I went with the French.</p>