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Pollie McPollface


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Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

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Pollie McPollface wrote:

Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

rolleyes.gif  Infantile in the extreme.  disbelief  Never going to take you seriously again, Jon.  no 



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Stircrazy wrote:
Pollie McPollface wrote:

Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

rolleyes.gif  Infantile in the extreme.  disbelief  Never going to take you seriously again, Jon.  no 

 But how does one pronounce Pollie? IMO it Polly as in parrot aww



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Pollie McPollface


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Stircrazy wrote:
Pollie McPollface wrote:

Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

rolleyes.gif  Infantile in the extreme.  disbelief  Never going to take you seriously again, Jon.  no 

 Ok - so are anyone elses profile names any better, any more serious? Perhaps we can run though them all? 

And how many peoples names around here to do we know? At least you all know my name? Perhaps other folks can start by sharing their name and then we can take them all seriously rather than as fake personalities: 

 

Just a thought. 



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Elegant Point wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Pollie McPollface wrote:

Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

rolleyes.gif  Infantile in the extreme.  disbelief  Never going to take you seriously again, Jon.  no 

 But how does one pronounce Pollie? IMO it Polly as in parrot aww

 Same, Polly



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I like your new name formerly known as Jon! If it makes you happy, that's all that matters.

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Pollie McPollface


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Ha - thanks Blue Belle. I guess it is supposed to be pronounced Polie or poley? Maybe the spelling is slightly off? Thoughts?

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Elegant Point wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Pollie McPollface wrote:

Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

rolleyes.gif  Infantile in the extreme.  disbelief  Never going to take you seriously again, Jon.  no 

 But how does one pronounce Pollie? IMO it Polly as in parrot aww

 Got to be 'Polly' smile

As in parrot

As in polls

As in pollface

(And as in rules of English pronunciation)



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Pollie McPollface


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Coup Droit wrote:
Elegant Point wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Pollie McPollface wrote:

Thanks Sheddie for doing that and to lambda for the idea. My other option had been Jon Bon Pollie , to keep the Jon in there - but hardly anyone else has their real name visible and i smiled when i saw the idea Lambda suggested so, hey.

rolleyes.gif  Infantile in the extreme.  disbelief  Never going to take you seriously again, Jon.  no 

 But how does one pronounce Pollie? IMO it Polly as in parrot aww

 Got to be 'Polly' smile

As in parrot

As in polls

As in pollface

(And as in rules of English pronunciation)

 What rules!? 

seriously, should I change the spelling to make it clearer - not into the name changing game! 



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General rule:

before a double consonant, the vowel has it's normal phonetic pronuciation

before a single consonant, the vowel has it's 'name' pronunciation

think:

Holly versus Holy

Latter versus Later

(obviously there are tons of exceptions...... but that's the general rule)

'y' or 'ie' at the end makes no difference - Holly versus Hollie

And, NO, don't go changing it again - it's fine - and Sheddie has better things to do

And no one pronounces it anyway - we're a written forum !!!



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Pollie McPollface


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Coup Droit wrote:

General rule:

before a double consonant, the vowel has it's normal phonetic pronuciation

before a single consonant, the vowel has it's 'name' pronunciation

think:

Holly versus Holy

Latter versus Later

(obviously there are tons of exceptions...... but that's the general rule)

'y' or 'ie' at the end makes no difference - Holly versus Hollie

And, NO, don't go changing it again - it's fine - and Sheddie has better things to do

And no one pronounces it anyway - we're a written forum !!!

 biggrin



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Coup Droit wrote:

General rule:

before a double consonant, the vowel has it's normal phonetic pronuciation

before a single consonant, the vowel has it's 'name' pronunciation

think:

Holly versus Holy

Latter versus Later

(obviously there are tons of exceptions...... but that's the general rule)

'y' or 'ie' at the end makes no difference - Holly versus Hollie

And, NO, don't go changing it again - it's fine - and Sheddie has better things to do

And no one pronounces it anyway - we're a written forum !!!

 Interestingly "Poly" is one of the exceptions! Polystyrene is pronounced the same as Polly Parrot. (Well, the first bit anyway)



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christ wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:

General rule:

before a double consonant, the vowel has it's normal phonetic pronuciation

before a single consonant, the vowel has it's 'name' pronunciation

think:

Holly versus Holy

Latter versus Later

(obviously there are tons of exceptions...... but that's the general rule)

'y' or 'ie' at the end makes no difference - Holly versus Hollie

And, NO, don't go changing it again - it's fine - and Sheddie has better things to do

And no one pronounces it anyway - we're a written forum !!!

 Interestingly "Poly" is one of the exceptions! Polystyrene is pronounced the same as Polly Parrot. (Well, the first bit anyway)

 I blame the Greeks !

Well, the ancient ones, anyway :)



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