Cleats by Bill Hinds for November 10, 2008

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    Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator about 16 years ago

    Who is Katie’s friend?

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    Bill Hinds creator about 16 years ago

    I’ve never drawn her before, but I like her look. It’s very cartoon-y. I think I’ll name her, “Svanhildur.”

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    Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator about 16 years ago

    Icelandic for “swan battle”. I like it.

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    nlake  about 16 years ago

    I really like her too!

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    Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator about 16 years ago

    The Icelandic nickname for Svanhildur is “Svana”. I hope we see more of Svanhildur!

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    Net1360  about 16 years ago

    I notice the spelling. It’s close to the name of my ex-home: Savannah, Georgia.

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    mrprongs  about 16 years ago

    Svanhildur. Savannah Hildur. From Iceland.

    But aren’t the V’s pronounced more as W’s in these langauges? So, she can be Swan.

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    runar  about 16 years ago

    The Icelandic pronunciation of ‘v’ is the same as it is in English. It’s in German that a ‘v’ is pronounced [f] and ‘w’ is [v].

    I’ve got a linguistics degree and a summer at the University of Iceland under my belt.

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    mrprongs  about 16 years ago

    Oh too bad. Swan’s a great nickname. But linguistics comes before pleasure. We must respect Icelandic pronunciations.

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