“It did take him a bit of time to learn to pronounce my name, but he was always apologetic when he said it wrong, and always insisted on the importance of getting such things right. He was easily the most inspirational and challenging teacher I’ve had…he just insisted that every ...
Be careful of names difficult to pronounce, unless it becomespart of the story. I created a character namedWojciechowskiand had him tell another character, “Just call me W.” 6. Keep character names distinct. If I had26 characters in my novel, I’d start each of their names with a di...
That's what the h does when you add it to a consonant as in "Th". Now do the same with the English word "pup". Feel the puff? That sound is written 'Ph'. 'Kh' is the first syllable in English "cat". Now you know how to pronounce 'Th', 'Ph', and 'Kh' which are the ...
Now that you’ve come up with name choices, it’s time to think about some important tips for naming a business. 12 Important Questions to Ask Yourself: Is my name simple? How does the name sound when I say it out loud? Is the name easy to pronounce and spell and does the acronym...
Choosing a name too similar to a competitor’s or that is hard to pronounce will dent your discoverability online. Names like ‘Zappos,’‘Yahoo,’ and ‘Google’ are catchy but meaningless, so they cost more money to brand. However, intriguing names tend to be more memorable. It sums up...
and surnaming, and forenames and surnames likewise help in the embodied doing of gender. In the remainder of my article, I re-evaluate a range of evidence on sex, gender, and naming practices in relation to three key questions. First, how do embodied individuals re- spond to routinized ...
Is the name easy to pronounce and spell and does the acronym look ok? Is my business name shorter rather than longer? Did I include a geographic location in my name? Usually, you shouldn’t. What do other people think of the name? How does the name compare to other business names in...
While catchy looking and unconventional, misspelling or removing vowels from words to create a business name can come with its flaws. Removing vowels can make it harder to read and pronounce your business name. We dare you to try and pronounceBHLDN, a popular wedding attire brand (it’s “be...
In this paper, we propose SpokenName2Vec , a novel and generic algorithm which addresses the synonym suggestion problem by utilizing automated speech generation, and deep learning to produce novel spoken name embeddings. These embeddings capture the way people pronounce names in a particular language...
If you have no idea what Knipex is,here is a link to the Knipex tools we’ve posted about over the years. I tend to pronounce Knipex as Kin-i-pex, because that’s how I heard it pronounced by Knipex reps in product videos a long time ago. This seems to be the common pronunciation...