shiny object July 17, 2019 at 12:49PM

[ironymaiden]

Where Kij comes from, and why I want you to stop asking not just me, but anyone, about their names. - Kij Johnson it feels particularly relevant right now.

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[buhrger]

my only question: how does one pronounce "Kij"?

[ironymaiden]

I'm out of practice with IPA (and on mobile)...Ki sound as in "kit" and the J is a J sound. Sort of like zh but clipped?

[buhrger]

so, rhymes with "bridge"?

[ironymaiden]

not like kidge, more like kizh. i was trying to look up the IPA but as i said i'm out of practice and it's weird in English to end with a consonant sound. definitely not j, but probably ʒ.

[buhrger]

got it, yup. i think that's ʒ