Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:41 pm
I think they're referring back to the opening post, which asked the significance of the name Esmer (ie, Aunt Esmerelda.)
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:19 am
Yep. Clearly where SRD got his inspiration for Esmer.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:38 am
(Yes and the Monkey's I think sang about an Aunty with a simular name...grezelda? )
Don't forget SRD is famous for switching around sounds of words to bring about the same effect. The only problem with this is everybody "hears" differently. When I think of Esmer I think of Elmers School glue...
Maybe he is the binding or the bounding of many ideas...
(I also think of 'Else' the cow who was the icon for Borden Milk products)
Now I've probably made it worse for you haven't I?
I still say Anele is backward for Elena.
Don't forget SRD is famous for switching around sounds of words to bring about the same effect. The only problem with this is everybody "hears" differently. When I think of Esmer I think of Elmers School glue...
Maybe he is the binding or the bounding of many ideas...
(I also think of 'Else' the cow who was the icon for Borden Milk products)
Now I've probably made it worse for you haven't I?
I still say Anele is backward for Elena.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:42 am
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! Great one Fist and Faith!!!Fist and Faith wrote:Yep. Clearly where SRD got his inspiration for Esmer.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:46 pm
esmer- the closest i could find is this:
--- 'isomer: Chemistry. Any of two or more substances that are composed of the same elements in the same proportions but differ in properties"
-----'Greek isomeres, having equal share'.
could this have some significance to esmers duality?
--- 'isomer: Chemistry. Any of two or more substances that are composed of the same elements in the same proportions but differ in properties"
-----'Greek isomeres, having equal share'.
could this have some significance to esmers duality?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:55 pm
Kinda makes me wonder if we're going to meet someone named Elda in Fatal Revenant. "Esmer! Elda! Yooo hoooo!!!!" LOL
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:01 pm
also the name Esmeralda is supposed to mean emerald in spanish. perhaps to do also with green eyes?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:50 pm
You know SRD says that some of his names just come from his head...they're not ALL metafores.
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:42 am
drew, we don't appreciate that kind of comment here at the Watch. We like to examine everything to death, and speculate way beyond anything SRD ever imagined. I like to think that SRD posts so rarely here (only twice, iirc) because he thinks we're lunatics. If we all start calming down, we lose our reputation. 'k?
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:14 am
Acctually I don't think you guys are lunatics, and I've posted here a little over 400 times!
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:45 pm
Anele is Elena written backwards. Isn't it nice Sunder and Hollian paid hommage to Elena this way. 
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:49 pm
Or didn't. It's nice to think SRD made this reference, but he swears it's a coincidence.
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:35 pm
yeah, he's a writer. he must have seen that the word backwards was another name from his story. whatever. it's cool to me.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:18 pm
Wait wait wait...SRD posted WHERE?
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:11 pm
It's in his Gradual Interview, at his website...fightingmyinstincts wrote:Wait wait wait...SRD posted WHERE?
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www.stephenrdonaldson.com/
It's huge, so it'll take you a lot of time to sift though...
But it has a lot of interesting stuff.