5HC and the letter of the day, alone or in pairs

Michael Andre-Driussi · 16 Apr 2002, 13:38 · from urth-v0204.mbox · original

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From: Michael Andre-Driussi <mantis at siriusfiction.com>
Subject: (urth) 5HC and the letter of the day, alone or in pairs
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 06:38:10 -0700
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Alga quoted John Barach and responded:
>> Speaking of which, is there some significance to "Marsch"?  I note that
>> John Eastwind and John Sandwalker in "A Story" are named after
>> circumstances connected with their birth.  And what is John V. Marsch's
>> middle name?
>
>Well, Victor. But V is also the Roman 5.
>

Roman V, as well as being a numeral, was also the vowel "u."

For French-speaking citizens of the double planets, W (as in Wolfe) is
double-v.

For English-speaking citizens of the twin planets, W is double-you.

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