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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#21 » by dougthonus » Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:24 pm

AirLaVine8 wrote:I see some fans need help spelling another players name that is simple.

Its Zach
Not Zac or Zak

Its LaVine
Not Levine or Lavine

But the question I do have. His dad's last name is spelt Levine, so why is Zach, LaVine?


His dad is much more masculine apparently.
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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#22 » by r1terrell23 » Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:50 am

dougthonus wrote:
AirLaVine8 wrote:I see some fans need help spelling another players name that is simple.

Its Zach
Not Zac or Zak

Its LaVine
Not Levine or Lavine

But the question I do have. His dad's last name is spelt Levine, so why is Zach, LaVine?


His dad is much more masculine apparently.


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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#23 » by RedBulls23 » Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:07 am

AirLaVine8 wrote:I see some fans need help spelling another players name that is simple.

Its Zach
Not Zac or Zak

Its LaVine
Not Levine or Lavine

But the question I do have. His dad's last name is spelt Levine, so why is Zach, LaVine?

His dad's name is also spelled LaVine.

I goggled Paul Levine and apparently that person is an author.
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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#24 » by Fastbrk4brkfast » Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:50 pm

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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#25 » by bad knees » Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:47 pm

Two A's, two K's, and two N's. Not one or three of any of them. It's a riddle, but one which can be figured out pretty easily.
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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#26 » by ImSlower » Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:00 pm

I'm surprised at how often, even after the big flashy championship and major trade, we see people type "Kawahi".

I suppose some people simply struggle with certain words (Some with far more words than others, obviously). I still squint when I type out D. Wade's first name and think I have it wrong and I've been complaining about that dude for 15 years :D
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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#27 » by Taikuri » Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:58 pm

League Circles wrote:I refuse to say "Lowry".

I say "Law ree".


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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#28 » by Axolotl » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:53 pm

As the season is about to start for the Bulls...

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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#29 » by Bomba Navarro » Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:37 pm

Off topic, but kinda funny for a non-native speaker like myself to see that the preposterous, highly unpredictable English spelling doesn’t only hurt us foreigners. It goes both ways in that it makes it difficult for you guys to spell foreign names which are totally predictable for other languages’ speakers.
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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#30 » by Hold That » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:05 pm

Easy for me is Mark+Kane and add the obvious N at the end
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Re: Memory rule to spell "Markkanen" 

Post#31 » by Hold That » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:10 pm

dougthonus wrote:
AirLaVine8 wrote:I see some fans need help spelling another players name that is simple.

Its Zach
Not Zac or Zak

Its LaVine
Not Levine or Lavine

But the question I do have. His dad's last name is spelt Levine, so why is Zach, LaVine?


His dad is much more masculine apparently.

Even though it’s a joke in reality it’s true. Paul LaVine was a football player for the Seahawks. When Zach was a kid and came home with a skateboard, dad snapped it in half and told him to get his shots up. Sounds masculine to me

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