I just recieved a phone call from Donald Duck & Co with a question they needed
an answer to. They assumed that I knew. I didn't, but I promised to do my best
to find out. And, my experience is that if I post a question in all the
discussion boards and mailing lists I can think of, I usually get an answer in
a few hours.
The question is - what is the Norwegian name for the leader of the Junior
Chickadees?
They needed this information for a translation, so I decided to try helping
them out - so that they don't have to make up a new name if one already exists.
I'm a digest member, so please send a copy of the answer to this address
(olaf at andebyonline.com). That is, if you can give me the answer.
Best,
Olaf Solstrand
Author
Topic: 200208
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Olaf Solstrand
The Junior Chickadees
Message 196 -
2002-08-30 at 14:09:23
Sigvald Grøsfjeld Jr.
The Junior Chickadees
Message 197 -
2002-08-30 at 14:32:19
Olaf Solstrand <olaf at andebyonline.com> skrev:
> I just recieved a phone call from Donald Duck & Co
> with a question they needed an answer to. The
> question is - what is the Norwegian name for the
> leader of the Junior Chickadees?
I don't think Barks or Rosa have ever given her (she's
shown in the 1955 story "The Chickadee Challenge") a
name. But in "The Chickadee Challenge" it's said that
she was a female soldier (="lotte" in Norwegian)
during the war (=WW2 or Korean war). So if she needs a
name they have to invent one.
Sigvald :-)
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> I just recieved a phone call from Donald Duck & Co
> with a question they needed an answer to. The
> question is - what is the Norwegian name for the
> leader of the Junior Chickadees?
I don't think Barks or Rosa have ever given her (she's
shown in the 1955 story "The Chickadee Challenge") a
name. But in "The Chickadee Challenge" it's said that
she was a female soldier (="lotte" in Norwegian)
during the war (=WW2 or Korean war). So if she needs a
name they have to invent one.
Sigvald :-)
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Message 198 -
2002-08-30 at 15:11:01
Sigvald Gr?sfjeld jr. <sigvald4 at yahoo.no> wrote:
>
> I don't think Barks or Rosa have ever given her (she's
> shown in the 1955 story "The Chickadee Challenge") a
> name.
I don't know about her Norwegian name, but Barks called her Captain
Ramrod or Mrs. Ramrodd. Besides WDC 181, she also appeared in WDC 260
"Merry Ferry" and WDC 280 "Double Masquerade", if this helps.
Gerd
>
> I don't think Barks or Rosa have ever given her (she's
> shown in the 1955 story "The Chickadee Challenge") a
> name.
I don't know about her Norwegian name, but Barks called her Captain
Ramrod or Mrs. Ramrodd. Besides WDC 181, she also appeared in WDC 260
"Merry Ferry" and WDC 280 "Double Masquerade", if this helps.
Gerd
Crocker, John
Greek words
Message 199 -
2002-08-30 at 16:57:21
Harry wrote: (BTW, how do the English pronounce "Croesus"? Like "Kreezus"?)
Well, I personally have always pronounced Croesus as crow-ee-suhs with an emphasis on the "ee" sound.
John Crocker.
Well, I personally have always pronounced Croesus as crow-ee-suhs with an emphasis on the "ee" sound.
John Crocker.
Stefan Persson
Greek words
Message 200 -
2002-08-30 at 17:12:37
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crocker, John" <John.Crocker at dvn.com>
To: <dcml at stp.ling.uu.se>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: Greek words
> Harry wrote: (BTW, how do the English pronounce "Croesus"? Like
"Kreezus"?)
>
> Well, I personally have always pronounced Croesus as crow-ee-suhs with an
emphasis on the "ee" sound.
According to my dictionary, the correct pronunciation is [kri:?s?s].
Stefan
From: "Crocker, John" <John.Crocker at dvn.com>
To: <dcml at stp.ling.uu.se>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: Greek words
> Harry wrote: (BTW, how do the English pronounce "Croesus"? Like
"Kreezus"?)
>
> Well, I personally have always pronounced Croesus as crow-ee-suhs with an
emphasis on the "ee" sound.
According to my dictionary, the correct pronunciation is [kri:?s?s].
Stefan
Sue And Gary Leach
DCML digest, Vol 1 #1056 - 12 msgs
Message 201 -
2002-08-30 at 21:03:57
> (BTW, how do the English pronounce "Croesus"? Like "Kreezus"?)
>
> --Harry.
"Kreesus". This is how I have always heard it pronounced in the well-known
phrase "rich as Croesus" (or however it's spelled), that phrase being about
the only time that the name is ever cited in common communication among us
English-speaking types. It far predates Don's story - it predates Don and
anyone else on this mailing list, for that matter.
Gary
>
> --Harry.
"Kreesus". This is how I have always heard it pronounced in the well-known
phrase "rich as Croesus" (or however it's spelled), that phrase being about
the only time that the name is ever cited in common communication among us
English-speaking types. It far predates Don's story - it predates Don and
anyone else on this mailing list, for that matter.
Gary