Comments on: A small rant http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/02/08/a-small-rant/ Writer of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: aliette http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/02/08/a-small-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-888 aliette Thu, 06 May 2010 10:37:06 +0000 http://aliettedebodard.com/?p=1567#comment-888 You're welcome. And that does sound like creative language use.... You’re welcome. And that does sound like creative language use….

]]> By: Molly http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/02/08/a-small-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Molly Sat, 01 May 2010 17:00:24 +0000 http://aliettedebodard.com/?p=1567#comment-836 Wow, that's very interesting about the names, thanks for posting that! I frequently correct my local Starbucks over their accent marks. They switch between "créme caramel" and "cremé caramel" on a regular basis, and often write out (my personal pet peeve) of "Columbian" coffee instead of Colombian. Grrr! Wow, that’s very interesting about the names, thanks for posting that!

I frequently correct my local Starbucks over their accent marks. They switch between “créme caramel” and “cremé caramel” on a regular basis, and often write out (my personal pet peeve) of “Columbian” coffee instead of Colombian. Grrr!

]]> By: aliette http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/02/08/a-small-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-313 aliette Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:55:18 +0000 http://aliettedebodard.com/?p=1567#comment-313 To be fair, I think now you can call people mostly anything. It used to be really complicated, though. To be fair, I think now you can call people mostly anything. It used to be really complicated, though.

]]> By: Sara http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/02/08/a-small-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Sara Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:59:25 +0000 http://aliettedebodard.com/?p=1567#comment-309 Fascinating snippet of information about French names! I never knew names were restricted in this way. I will bear it in mind if I write a story set in Paris! Fascinating snippet of information about French names! I never knew names were restricted in this way. I will bear it in mind if I write a story set in Paris!

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