Well, he is widely considered the father of English literature and is

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Oct 23, 2021
9:03:41am

Marathon Man Playmaker

responsible for consolidating dialects of Middle English into one, thus paving the way for modern English to develop.

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Marathon Man

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What spelling of a normal name throws into a fit of rage? Not talking crazy Utah

LiveCoug

10/23/21 8:37am

Rebekah - takes be a minute to realize it's the same name as Rebecca

wannnacruise

10/23/21 8:39am

Except Rebekah is the original, Biblical name.

jdub

10/23/21 8:42am

Lol

semicool

10/23/21 8:49am

exactly how it was spelled in ancient Hebrew — using a later Roman alphabet

bruincoug

10/23/21 8:57am

But they didn't spell that name in romanized characters back in the day.

Shihan

10/23/21 8:57am

Of course not, but we have several hundred years of that spelling in English

jdub

10/23/21 9:01am

Great point.

Shihan

10/23/21 9:13am

And those names were spelled differently in old English, Middle English etc

bruincoug

10/23/21 9:26am

That makes it less annoying.

crazY

10/23/21 9:00am

What's even worse is when they abbreviate it to Bekah - very hard to decipher

wannnacruise

10/23/21 9:05am

RE: What's even worse is when they abbreviate it to Bekah - very hard to

semicool

10/23/21 9:10am

Wear A. Mask Such a weird name.

WJCougar

10/23/21 8:39am

Scot

TheHop

10/23/21 8:42am

Glenn. What's that other n for? Theresa. Why the h? Is she The Resa?

EtTuKalante

10/23/21 8:45am

Jaxon, Aimee (siblings I know)

BlackHawkCoug

10/23/21 8:46am

Geoff. I mean it’s Jeff not Goff

Beggar

10/23/21 8:46am

As in Geoffrey Chaucer

Marathon Man

10/23/21 8:53am

Yeah, hate that guy

IAmSpartyCoug

10/23/21 8:58am

Well, he is widely considered the father of English literature and is

Marathon Man

10/23/21 9:03am

That's exactly why. He should have left Middle English alone.

IAmSpartyCoug

10/23/21 9:19am

Would you rather be speaking French now?

Shihan

10/23/21 10:48am

Did he name himself?

CrimWalCoug

10/23/21 10:34am

Tod

Walt Longmire

10/23/21 8:47am

Why wife's family is interesting

zephyr

10/23/21 8:51am

RE: Why wife's family is interesting

Carnac

10/23/21 8:53am

StUpid

BlackHawkCoug

10/23/21 8:53am

No LaVell?

Hotlanta

10/23/21 8:55am

Are they pigmentally challenged?

RealSimsShadY

10/23/21 9:05am

I hope your wife calls you ZePhyr.

Abe Froman

10/23/21 9:10am

That's a capital offence.

Shihan

10/23/21 9:15am

RE: That's a capital offence.

IAmSpartyCoug

10/23/21 9:21am

Bryon. I mostly just feel bad for the guy getting called Byron all day

Finestcitycoug

10/23/21 8:56am

Ohh. Good one

LiveCoug

10/23/21 8:57am

Like Byron Russell?

germm

10/23/21 8:58am

In his defense, Jordan pushed off.

EtTuKalante

10/23/21 9:34am

Yes…guarantee Jordan doesn’t push off if his name is spelled right

Finestcitycoug

10/23/21 9:46am

And it’s Bryon Russell…..nobody says that as Brian/Bryan at first glance

Finestcitycoug

10/23/21 9:49am

Geoff and Sean

germm

10/23/21 8:57am

RE: Geoff and Sean

bruincoug

10/23/21 9:29am

Not spelling, but I hate the double names. Like Kelli-Dawn.

RealSimsShadY

10/23/21 9:07am

A few - Klay, Lary, m'lissa

Y-Zag

10/23/21 9:12am

Micah Bernard. Pronounced like Scottish McKay (Muh-KAI)

bruincoug

10/23/21 9:28am

Jef = like in El Jefe?

bruincoug

10/23/21 9:28am

Had a friend who’s name was JAF yes with an A he wanted to be called jEf…. Conf

kotacoug

10/23/21 9:34am

Gob

Ted Lasso

10/23/21 9:36am

Micheal

shimmy

10/23/21 9:40am

RE: Micheal

LiveCoug

10/23/21 9:47am

Issac

bluebooks

10/23/21 9:55am

Stephen

RC Vikings

10/23/21 10:17am

John . . . why would you not go with Jon?

CrimWalCoug

10/23/21 10:36am

Or Jenn. Why the extra n?

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