Message: "My column on Jacqueline"

My column on Jacqueline

by clevelandkentevans

7/29/2024, 7:05 AM

I was very busy yesterday so didn't have a chance to post the link to my column until now:

https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-first-lady-will-keep-jacqueline-remembered-for-centuries/article_16e237e6-4a03-11ef-a567-ef0bcc74c73c.html

As usual with only 550 words I had to cut out a lot of information. I found the story of Jacqueline of Hainault fascinating. I didn't have space to explain in the column that Humphrey was actually her third husband, and therefore her "marriage for love" was her fourth. Someone really should make a TV miniseries about her life (maybe they already have in the Netherlands or Belgium.)

I also didn't have space to discuss the pronunciation of Jacqueline. Many Americans will use the "kw" sound in saying the full name, which I have been told people in the UK sometimes find grating and ignorant.

This message was edited 7/29/2024, 7:07 AM

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- Anneza

8/1/2024, 10:07 AM

I've often heard Jacqueline pronounced with a kw, here in South Africa. French is becoming more frequently offered as a third language in local high schools, but until this millennium the default European language was German. So, presumably, pronouncing any word containing a -qu- in the same way as the qu- in 'queen' would seem quite (aha! another one!) natural. But all the local Jacqueline people I've encountered have answered happily to Jackie, for what that's worth.

- Septapus (Buneary)

7/30/2024, 5:29 PM

I've actually never heard the name Jacqueline pronounced with a "kw" sound, even from Americans. I guess people have their preferences.

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