Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Character Naming

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  • 5 comments
marina_bonomi

marina_bonomi

June 26 2012, 15:14:32 UTC 9 years ago

All true, to that I'll add another point though:

if you use names in a different language, make sure you don't mis-spell them.

That's the thing that throws me out of a story faster than about everything else.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

June 26 2012, 22:50:57 UTC 9 years ago

I try to use the spelling, or at least A spelling, that fits the target culture. But many names -- most of them, even -- have multiple spellings. It's not always clear what goes where.
marina_bonomi

Re: Yes...

marina_bonomi

June 27 2012, 06:31:48 UTC 9 years ago

True, but...honestly as much as I agree with the OP, I lost any interest in reading her/his works when I found 'D'artagnon' and 'M. le Comte de La Ferre' in her post (never mind that the last one wasn't an historical character and was only very slightly based on one).

'D'Artagnan' and 'de la Fère' (with or without the accent) aren't that hard to get right.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

June 27 2012, 06:36:32 UTC 9 years ago

I think it's more aggravating with established characters, or even names that also belong to someone better known.
tuftears

tuftears

June 26 2012, 19:00:18 UTC 9 years ago

The naming of chars is a difficult matter, it isn't just one of your holiday games... ^_^