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sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester Send a noteboard - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM
(well not really)

It's also sensible for a writer to use real names that are slightly unusual because there'll still be a sense of strangeness for the majority of readers (how many people would know that Ilyena is a name from our world?) but the name will still sound vaguely sensible.


But I imagine a lot of people - anyone from Russia for a start
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sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM 851 Views
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That is a very good one. Camilla - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 PM 884 Views
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