tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post5388766585133138516..comments2023-10-29T05:46:56.444-04:00Comments on Writing Roseanna: Word of the Week - JRoseanna Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-46196916698409751552017-10-09T16:11:48.129-04:002017-10-09T16:11:48.129-04:00Interesting post, Roseanna. It reminds me of the q...Interesting post, Roseanna. It reminds me of the quandary I'm facing in recording Roman novels. In English, c and g are hard if followed by a, o, or u. They are soft (like s or j) if followed by i, e or y. In the classical Latin of the Roman Empire, c and g are always hard, as in coat and goat, regardless of the vowel that follows.<br /><br />So how should a narrator pronounce Roman names ending in -ius? I have lead characters named Dacius, Decimus and Lucius. People won't care about an unusual name like Dacius and Decimus, but Lucius is sometimes given to American kids, and the c is pronounced soft, not hard. <br /><br />Would you go with the Roman pronunciation to satisfy history purists or with the American pronunciation to satisfy the American ear? <br />Carol Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744958434858038710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-24138118601076029792017-10-09T12:33:59.318-04:002017-10-09T12:33:59.318-04:00Interesting post! I don't think it matters to ...Interesting post! I don't think it matters to Jesus how His name is pronounced. After all, there are many languages out there that pronounce letters differently. Beverly Duell-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862757234115839727noreply@blogger.com