tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post2119682064433701877..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: Speaking and spoken ofJason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-51755082243471609802012-02-29T11:59:19.180-06:002012-02-29T11:59:19.180-06:00I’ve seldom asked people why they misspell it, tho...I’ve seldom asked people <i>why</i> they misspell it, though maybe I should be asking (but they may not know why). If anybody is assuming I’m Jewish, then they haven’t met me, or they are (strangely) assuming conversion. I don’t look remotely Jewish. :)<br /><br />But you might still be right. Just as Tolkien’s name was often misspelled —<i>kein</i> by analogy from German (cf. Tolkien’s letter to Graham Tayar, 4–5 June 1971, <i>Letters</i>, #324).Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-10802614674679395652012-02-29T11:27:32.093-06:002012-02-29T11:27:32.093-06:00Since Jason has no Christian associations, it'...Since <i>Jason</i> has no Christian associations, it's a pretty common given-name among Jews. Do people often take you for Jewish? I often am, and people who see my surname in writing usually pronounce it <i>Cohen</i>, though it is Irish in origin < <i>Mac Éoghain</i>. In any case, that might account for the frequency of the "Fischer" error.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.com