Date:  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 09:02:31 EST

From:  Wayne Glowka <wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: Euphonizing (?) proper names



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>

>My own surname was moderately productive of slurs in

>elementary school (Behrend - - > Bare End, hahaha), but I've always

>wondered what families named Fuch and Fuchs do? I've seen the name

>frequently in print, but have never heard it pronounced in English.

>

>Tim Behrend





I was always fond of Glowka-Cola myself, although the mutilation of Blowka

was never welcome.





Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

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