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in reply to a message by Purple
I'd assume it was a spelling pronunciation, intended to represent Arthur. And I'd feel sorry for the child and all the explaining he'd have to do.
An old lady I once knew said that one of her pupils was named Yvonne and firmly believed that it was Why-Vonny. The assumption was that her mother had probably read a novel or a love story in a magazine, found the name exotic and appealing, and never imagined what it might really sound like. That would be my reasoning if I met an Author.
Where I live, some regional accents actually do make Arthur sound like Author. I lived next door to an Arthur once whose mother used to yell at him all day: Auth! Auth!
An old lady I once knew said that one of her pupils was named Yvonne and firmly believed that it was Why-Vonny. The assumption was that her mother had probably read a novel or a love story in a magazine, found the name exotic and appealing, and never imagined what it might really sound like. That would be my reasoning if I met an Author.
Where I live, some regional accents actually do make Arthur sound like Author. I lived next door to an Arthur once whose mother used to yell at him all day: Auth! Auth!
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