RE: Resurfacing from the void with a petty question
Sean Draine (seandr@Exchange.Microsoft.com)
Mon, 07 Jun 1999 14:27:25 -0700
Sarah:
"Despite the opposition, I am going to have to cast my vote for the
pronunciation
similar to "Zoe". This is how I first pronounced it and how I will probably
do
forever. One of my friends tried to start a debate whether or not it was
"Zoo-ey" or
"Zoe", but it is truly up to the perception of the reader."
I, too, used to advocate "Zoe" over "Zooey", mainly because the former
pronunciation just sounds better. Over time, however, it grew more and more
difficult for me to deny that recalcitrant, conspicuous, scale-tipping
second "o". The rationalist in me eventually caved in. May you have better
luck with this cause than I.
-Sean