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I'm afraid you have sent me, in an idle moment (it is my tea-break, honest) to wonderful CD-Rom phone book where, I find, at least one Brian De'Ath is listed for the UK.
I wonder if it's pronounced "Deeth." One of those rang me in my first year of employment and I asked how it was spelt - he just said "like Death." I didn't really know how to react.  Hmm, that reminds me of when I was a mere slip of a girl and unversed in the ways of the world (ok, so it was a while ago  ). I was given a letter signed by a Mr Onions and told to phone up to arrange a meeting for my boss. I was then icily informed by this chap's PA that Mr Onions was, in fact, "Mr O' Nions". Guess the Ice Queen was a carp typist then? |
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« Reply #901 on: 16:01:45, 18-09-2008 » |
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I know a family called De'ath (pronounced Deeth rhymes with teeth they always used to say) and I have a neighbour whose surname is Onions - pronounced Onions! |
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« Reply #902 on: 16:05:51, 18-09-2008 » |
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There used to be a doctor near here called Dr Smellie. No way round that except to change it, and I would have done.
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« Reply #903 on: 16:12:04, 18-09-2008 » |
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Antheil - quite a coincidence there - maybe it should go on the spooky thread My first job involved a lot of ringing round different people so I always dreaded difficult names. Our job was to fill places on courses and unfortunately if you had an awkward name you were unlikely to get the best choice of dates  My favourites were Mrs Ooh (how are you supposed to pronounce that without sounding like you're taking the proverbial??) and Mrs O O O'Lasanya. The latter works best to the tune of Tom Jones's Delilah, I find. |
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"Two wrongs don't make a right. But three rights do make a left." - Rohan Candappa
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« Reply #904 on: 16:16:50, 18-09-2008 » |
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I know a family called De'ath (pronounced Deeth rhymes with teeth they always used to say) and I have a neighbour whose surname is Onions - pronounced Onions! I've never actually known anyone with this name. I often hear it pronounced de yath but I don't know if that's authentic. The name is Scottish, isn't it? Wouldn't those who rhyme 'head' with 'weed' also rhyme 'death' with 'teeth' anyway? |
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« Reply #905 on: 16:19:33, 18-09-2008 » |
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A few years ago you had 2 SHOs on 6 month rotation with us. To the great, but quietly restrained, delight of us all their names were Dr Twaddle and Dr Balls  I kid you not! |
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« Reply #906 on: 16:35:52, 18-09-2008 » |
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I didn't really know how to react. I'm sure the guys running the LHC wouldn't have that problem. |
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Click me -> About meor me -> my handmade storeNo, I'm not a complete idiot. I'm only a halfwit. In fact I'm actually a catfish. |
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« Reply #907 on: 16:40:11, 18-09-2008 » |
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The name is Scottish, isn't it?
Apparently notCould it possibly be an Anglicisation of the Spanish Diaz? |
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« Reply #908 on: 16:53:09, 18-09-2008 » |
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The name is Scottish, isn't it?
Apparently notCould it possibly be an Anglicisation of the Spanish Diaz? My guess is clearly wrong then, Ron. For some reason I thought it was a Scottish name, perhaps influenced by the French connection. Do you happen to know whether a Scot who rhymes 'head' with 'weed' would also rhyme 'death' with 'teeth'? |
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« Reply #909 on: 17:01:58, 18-09-2008 » |
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My guess is clearly wrong then, Ron. For some reason I thought it was a Scottish name, perhaps influenced by the French connection. Do you happen to know whether a Scot who rhymes 'head' with 'weed' would also rhyme 'death' with 'teeth'?
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« Reply #910 on: 17:15:45, 18-09-2008 » |
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A few years ago you had 2 SHOs on 6 month rotation with us. To the great, but quietly restrained, delight of us all their names were Dr Twaddle and Dr Balls I kid you not! That's too good to be true, Mort! |
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« Reply #911 on: 17:21:23, 18-09-2008 » |
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Life is indeed stranger than fiction, Mary |
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« Reply #912 on: 17:23:50, 18-09-2008 » |
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In the small (as it was then) town where I grew up, we had undertakers called Mr Peace and Mr Cheater. They're still going! And then there was Mr Piper, the church organist. It was like Trumpton, I tell you!  |
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« Reply #913 on: 17:55:24, 18-09-2008 » |
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One of our local families has the surname Heaven and they live at Church Farm! I think that's very apt. One of my g-g-grandmothers was a Staker who married a Bender |
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« Reply #914 on: 11:16:51, 21-09-2008 » |
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Ho all,
I have a book of silly names called "Potty, Fartwell and Knob". Some of them are really rude but appeal to my sense of humour!
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