On fantasy names.
Jan. 27th, 2011 09:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingSomeone recently [1] had an essay on fantasy names and why expecting normal names was dumb.
And I agree, in principle.
In practice, there reaches a point AND YES I AM LOOKING AT YOU MISTER WEBER wherein you have to realise you have just named a character "Howard Wilson" and spelled it "Hauwerd Wylsyn".
Or "Jasper Clinton" spelled "Zhaspahr Clyntahn".
Or "Rahzhair" for "Roger". I'm just saying. Mr Weber. For the record.
It makes me stabby.
[1]: I am on my phone or I would look it up.
And I agree, in principle.
In practice, there reaches a point AND YES I AM LOOKING AT YOU MISTER WEBER wherein you have to realise you have just named a character "Howard Wilson" and spelled it "Hauwerd Wylsyn".
Or "Jasper Clinton" spelled "Zhaspahr Clyntahn".
Or "Rahzhair" for "Roger". I'm just saying. Mr Weber. For the record.
It makes me stabby.
[1]: I am on my phone or I would look it up.