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Entry #677030, added on 11-20-09 @ 4:55 pm EST.
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French for Dummies
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How do you pluralize the last name "Devereaux"? I know that, pronounced aloud, it would just be "Dev-a-ros," but how do you spell that?
In my NaNovel, I've written Devereauxes, but it looks so awful.
It's a French last name originally, obviously, but they're so American, several generations in the United States, no one speaking French, and anyway, it's other people (specifically, news anchors) saying it. How do I spell it? How would I spell it in French? How would I spell it in English? Is there a standard way to show pluralization of foreign last names?
I suppose it isn't a big deal, but every time it comes up, I take several moments to rethink it. It's taking away from the flow of writing.
In other news, I have realized that since I never watch the evening news on television - preferring newspapers or stories online - I don't have any idea of how news anchors speak or how stories are introduced or how long a particular story might be discussed or, pretty much, anything about it. Maybe I'll make myself watch it tonight. It's sort of important to what I'm writing right now, and every piece of newscaster dialogue I've written sounds so stilted and lame.
At least I'm writing. That's an improvement over last week. And tomorrow, nine hours on planes and in airports: plenty of time to nap and be productive both. |
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