BOTNS: Thecla

Michael Andre-Driussi · 24 May 2002, 18:19 · from urth-v0205.mbox · original

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From: Michael Andre-Driussi <mantis at siriusfiction.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) BOTNS: Thecla
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:19:43 -0700
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Russell Wodell wrote:

>How is the name Thecla pronounced?
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>=20
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>I believe it is Biblical, hence probably Hebrew & but I just suddenly
>noticed how close the name is to  =1Cthe claw, =1D which has implications =
& no?

My understanding is that it is pronounced "THEH-kluh," not "THUH-klah" or
"THEE-klah."  (Those "th" sounds might even be different, voiced vs.
unvoiced, but I can't hear it right now.  The difference between "thin" and
"the": yes, I think they are different, Thecla being like "thin" and "the
claw" being, obviously, "the.")

But yes, I have seen the discovery of the eerie linkage between Thecla and
"the claw" a number of times over the years

=3Dmantis=3D

--=20

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