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Help[Opinions] Re: Boniface
in reply to a message by Miss Julia Keelan
Bonnie (spelt like this) actually means good-looking in Scottish English.
I pronounce the name bo-nee-FA-tshe, as in the hiostorical character.
I pronounce the name bo-nee-FA-tshe, as in the hiostorical character.
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I know Bonnie itself wouldn't be an insult, hehe. But I just don't like the sound, and I think of little kid insults when I hear it.
I didn't know the real pronunciation... Just giving my first impressions. I didn't know there was a historical character... I didn't even click the link! I'll check it out now.
Julia Keelan
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
I didn't know the real pronunciation... Just giving my first impressions. I didn't know there was a historical character... I didn't even click the link! I'll check it out now.
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
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No problem! :-)
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