Wednesday, June 25, 2008

What is in a name?

Agnon is a modification of non-arab-girl, because when I first commented anonymously somebody thought I was just that.

I stopped blogging for a bit and named myself Shale when I came back, because I was really struggling with this guy not accepting my PhD corrections and not giving me a reason, and shale is a kind of flinty rock. Hence, Shale bin Agnon.

Then I got my doctorate. Hence, Dr. Shale bin Agnon. How cheesy is that?

Incidentally, I do not speak Arabic. Insha'allah, I will learn it some day.

7 comments:

Delicately Realistic said...

YOUR A GIRL?!

I was getting serious male vibes from u!

WOW.

Dr. Shale bin Agnon said...

No, non-arab girl. I am neither female nor Arabian.

Manutdfanatic said...

You're getting more human. Congratulations girl.

Anonymous said...

not cheesy at all...
at least there is a meaning! :)

and we can all help you learn arabic, inshallah!

Dr. Shale bin Agnon said...

Why thank you. How do I say thank you?

L.R.643 said...

they say it's the hardest language to learn, because articulating certain letters is quite difficult.. perhaps u can prove them otherwise?

P.S. thank you = "shukran" (used for a single male, a single female, or an entire group)

Dr. Shale bin Agnon said...

Oh, like the hindi, and easy to remember, because it sounds like siucra, which means sugar. Shukran.