Heilyan Lam, Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 9 April 2011)
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Phonetic-based?
A world of illusion
6 days ago
Enthusiastic reflections about names, the universe and everything, with a positive dose of critical thinking
Devil. Whale. Chlorophyll, Violante, Treacle — you name it, Hong Kong probably has someone who goes by it. Inquisitive, enterprising and...
Kinda sounds like alien if you pronounce it a certain way.
ReplyDeleteHey! That's probably how local Hongkies pronounce it.
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