I’ve noticed that when English speaking people make up names for fictional foreign characters, they gravitate frequently toward the ‘ee’ and ‘oo’ combinations. If they’re meant to sound as they would in English, (as in ‘feed’ and ‘food’) then they lose some ‘authenticity’… as those pronunciations are nearly unique to English.
Argythree about 7 years ago
LOL!!!! Good guess, though…
Twonky about 7 years ago
Venetian blinds Ruthie. Aren’t phonetics wonderful?
StratmanRon about 7 years ago
Saw that one coming, Ruthie.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 7 years ago
I’ve noticed that when English speaking people make up names for fictional foreign characters, they gravitate frequently toward the ‘ee’ and ‘oo’ combinations. If they’re meant to sound as they would in English, (as in ‘feed’ and ‘food’) then they lose some ‘authenticity’… as those pronunciations are nearly unique to English.
Asharah about 7 years ago
Phoenicians invented the alphabet. And royal purple clothes dye.
ssledge about 7 years ago
Poor Library Lady. By the expression on her face, especially her mouth, we know that she is dreading Ruthie’s answer.
Stephen Gilberg about 7 years ago
What answer was she looking for? I didn’t learn a thing about Phoenicians at age 6, and even now, I don’t have a good idea of what they’re famous for.
kab buch about 7 years ago
That be Ruthie’s answer.
Pharmakeus Ubik about 7 years ago
Teela-O-MLY is busy hawking Fizzy Fun on the holocube.