Today I learned that sci-fi author Vernor Vinge's last name is pronounced /'vɪndʒi/, or "VIN-jee". It rhymes with "stingy," not with "hinge."This is something that I've honestly wondered about for quite some time. Based on what I've seen and heard, I am far from the only one who's wondered about this.
Source :
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/08/a-chat-with-vernor-vinge
You sort of aren't - I've only wondered it about his wife Joan Vinge. :)
ReplyDeleteTyping "how do you pronounce Vinge" into Google got a LOT of hits. Most were not as definitive as the referenced interview, which was in turn somewhat telling since the interviewer more or less led off with, "So how do I say your name, anyway?"
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