Tons of Response Neal ! Congrats

Thanks Neal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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that's interesting, k. We named our daughter Kira in 89, not for your reasons but just to celebrate the most important books we read. Also, we already had two cats named Dagny and Dominique. Important lesson: don't name your pets names you should be reserving for kids when you have them!

I named my daughter Dagny in 1987. The intention was to help her identify others who recognize the name. If the do and initial response is positive she immediately knows their basic philosophy and reading habits. The same if their reaction is negative. It has worked many times. she is a nurse as I am.

I dunno. I think the point of the daily quote above is a snark towards those who haven 't been exposed much to her work. Instead of being disrespectful to Rand it 's a part-of- the -annointed-club kind of thinking. Certainly we all try to pronounce people 's names correctly. And hers is mispronounced frequently due to the spelling. But its importance when you 're in a discussion of ideas with someone seems trivial to me.

lol

Then spell it correctly.

People are entitled to be called by their own name. It's a sign of disrespect when you call someone something they don't want.

Ha, Ha, I never would have thought of that.

But it turned out he was right after all. When usoft upgraded to a graphics interface they expanded the name to Windose. Do people still laugh when you call it Windos? :-)

and FINE ! -- j

I always LOVED pointing out that "Ayn" rhymes with "mine".

I loved the "I" sound in Ayn, when I was a kid. the
individualism theme was gorgeous. still is!!! -- j

... as much as I love folks here who spell the characters' names "Gault" and "Reardon." ...

I think she wants it pronounced: IRON

Yeah...looks like ane/ain to me.

I mispronounced her name for some time as well, c. early 80s. But I learned. And in the modern era, I would have corrected the error much faster.

Ayn Rand did not choose her pseudonym in the hope of making it easier to pronounce. I doubt that most authors do--yes, there are exceptions (where someone has Anglicized their name or what have you). Rand chose hers to disguise her identity. She had good reasons for doing so.

hear hear

Nonsense. I mispronounced her name for years. This is the most irrelevant point I can think of. I don't call Germany, Deutschland. If you ask me the spelling is wrong if she wanted that pronunciation she should have spelled in Ien or ienn. When does an "a" or "ay" ever make a an I sound in English?

I turned on numerous people to her works, read all the major nonfiction books and fiction books long before I realized it was Ien not Ann.

why? Is this advancing the conversation? Is it advancing your argument? Or is it being a perfectionist without any real point?

what is up with me losing points today? geez

...they have no clue.