Anonymous wrote:Also it is Seuss' not Seuss's name.
You are welcome.
Anonymous wrote:I cannot spell it in a boat
I cannot spell it with a goat
I cannot spell with Van Gogh's ear
I cannot spell at all I fear!
Anonymous wrote:I cannot spell it in a boat
I cannot spell it with a goat
I cannot spell with Van Gogh's ear
I cannot spell at all I fear!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe it's because Seuss, which was his Bavarian mother's maiden name, should actually be pronounced "Soyce" in German (the "eu" dipthong is said "oy") while a name pronounced "Soos" should be spelled "Suess."
It trips me up every time. Perhaps we should work on getting people to pronounce the name correctly and then they will spell it correctly.
Or else not worry about spelling mistakes on an anonymous forum.
Agree. And while we're at it, Americans should learn how to pronounce Van Gogh correctly too (or at least in a way that has a little more relation to being correct).
Anonymous wrote:Maybe it's because Seuss, which was his Bavarian mother's maiden name, should actually be pronounced "Soyce" in German (the "eu" dipthong is said "oy") while a name pronounced "Soos" should be spelled "Suess."
It trips me up every time. Perhaps we should work on getting people to pronounce the name correctly and then they will spell it correctly.
Or else not worry about spelling mistakes on an anonymous forum.