Re: pronunciation
in reply to a message by Ismene
Dashiell Hammett was named after his mother's surname and it was an Anglicanized version of the French name De Chiel.
It's pronounced DASH-ull.
It's pronounced DASH-ull.
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So by all accounts we just ignore the i altogether eh? Huh. I like Dash-yul better than Dash-ull, but oh well.
*bangs the gavel*
lol Yeah I know two Dashiells, actually, super randomly, and they're both like that - Dashle.
lol Yeah I know two Dashiells, actually, super randomly, and they're both like that - Dashle.