'Cosmic Explosion'!! marvellous Judy. I'm down for an introductory
Chinese course in the autumn, I'm looking forward to it, and A
Cascading Of Many Flowers Publically.
Best
dave
2008/8/28 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>:
> That's a clivver name-try, Partick, but it reminds me of Nancy or Nanny or
> Nunn [nun], which I've ever been partial to. This naming biz challenges
> (like Elliot's thought-producing poem, "The Naming of Cats"; namesake of
> that wildly successful musical play...). You do see how cleverly I've worked
> in poetry to this message.
> Every time I get a nother Chinese language tutor, (s)he's compelled to give
> me a Chinese name and seeks patiently and seriously to find a "fit". Once,
> when I said I wanted to call m'sel' what would be pronounced "Ahn Dow"
> ("Peace Way"), the tutor laughed and said that only men could have a 2-name
> (as opposed to 3-name) name. Sometimes Chinese names become hilarious [to
> us English-speakers when we hear the translations] as non-fits; for example,
> a quiet, gentle young family friend's parents had named him "Cosmic
> Explosion". May have been apt in his babyhood.....but not thereafter.
> Have you noticed how folks have several nicknames to fit casual or personal
> contexts---different names even with the same person, but in a different
> group-setting? Fascinating. Even the naming of grandparents becomes rather
> complex: What does granny _want_ to be called? How do we distinguish one
> gran from a nother? Might (s)he find the name offensive or silly?
>
> Any other names for me you can think of?
>
> Finally, a question about atheists (I really DO NOT like that word,
> resembles "alienists" or "anal-ists" or "ace-ee-ists"): If they (you) don't
> believe in the current 3400 odd worshipped gods, do you believe in one a
> nother, or yourself? And what does it mean to a non-godbeliever to "not
> believe"? Does it mean you feel there's prolly a god or two or more, but
> you just don't believe what the gods think or represent or talk about? And
> do you send Christmas cards? <g>
>
> Your Ever-Devoted Fan
>
> 2008/8/28 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Dear Not-yet-newly-named aka NYNN an unusual name or is it just Not-yet?
>> Does not sound too promising
>> Lets see atheist is one of those poor people who do not believe in any of
>> the current 3400 odd worshipped gods -not even one of them not even a bit -
>> And I suppose humanist is the same but and it's all up to us to sort bit
>> more positive ??I am not sure I supposed you could be an atheist and not a
>> humanist -
>> But it's far too early in the morning for me -and VB just tried to attack
>> me
>> -his food bowl was empty
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Judy Prince
>> Sent: 27 August 2008 18:25
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: pat snap¬*¬*¬ Wednesday, August 27, 2008
>>
>> Always love you on this topic, Partick. It also explains why I didnae get
>> a
>> Christmas card from you. Unless you're just plain cheap. Is an atheist in
>> England also known as a "humanist"? And, if so, why?
>> Not-yet-newly-named friend of Partick
>>
>> 2008/8/27 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> > IT SEEMED
>> >
>> > it seemed
>> > that all hell
>> > had broken out
>> > had been let loose
>> > but then
>> > he remembered
>> > that he was
>> > an atheist
>> > and relaxed
>> > but a tad
>> > tentatively
>> >
>> >
>> > pmcmanus
>> > q310
>> > raynes park uk
>> >
>>
>
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David Bircumshaw
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