On dream travelers

James Wynn · 14 Feb 2011, 13:12 · from 2011-February.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:12:41 -0600
Subject: (urth) On dream travelers
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>> From the scene in the library, we're pretty sure their name is "Wolfe."
>
> You're right, of course - the Woolf and the Wilhelm make it clear that 
> the shelving must be alphabetic.
> I'm not crazy about "Jean", though - that is French for 'John' and is 
> pronounced similarly.  Eugene seems to be the closest French name to 
> Gene. I don't know if the French ever use Gene as a diminutive.

It has always seemed likely to me that "Gene" (if that is the ultimate 
spelling) is an assimilation. Originally, the name was Jean. This seems 
implied by the Aunt Jeanine's name, by the fact that all abo males are 
named "John", and that twinnish, shared-dreams between VRT and Number 
Five. Perhaps the English call him "Gene" because it looks like that the 
way it is spelled.

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