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I was writing. Thanks for the suggestions though.
For whatever reason, it's not taking me to the 30 second screen
Muriel is a woman's name, it is a bit outdated, unless it has come around again for babies, as outdated names tend to once our great grandmothers have been dead longer than new parents have been alive.
I had a boss called Muriel. If in doubt google it rather than making it the writer's issue that your general knowledge sucks.
This may be partly my bad mood talking, but the point is valid.
I suggest that you stop posting until the bug is fixed
Good story btw figgy. Let's see some more.
I suggest that you stop posting until the bug is fixed
Good story btw figgy. Let's see some more.
It is not incredibly rare and my boss is still alive.
I took the trouble to google it for you too, and visited the wikipedia page, cos that seemed mainstream enough... but even Urban Dictionary is very clear throughout that Muriel is a girl (or a sissy man)
Here are some excerpts. Some of these may be a little too rarified for the masses, but I am surprised you have managed to avoid encountering all of these sources pebble.
Muriel (Animal Farm), a wise old goat in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
Lady Muriel Orme is one of the main characters in Lewis Carroll's Sylvie and Bruno novels
Muriel Heslop, lead character in the 1994 iconic Australian film Muriel's Wedding
Muriel Stacy, Anne's teacher in Anne of Green Gables, which had a big influence upon the development of the main character
Chandler Muriel Bing, one of the male lead roles in the US TV sitcom Friends (1994-2004) - explaining the joke here, its funny cos its a female name...
Muriel Weasley, elderly gossipy great-aunt of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2009)
Muriel, the main antagonist in the film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Also, as has been explained by others, the clues were already there when paired with Samuel.
Whilst it is of course up to the writer to avoid being obscure unless that is part of the art, he should not be chastised for not sticking to the mundane. I doubt the story would have been better if they had been named John and Anne.
Your comeback (Actually) sounds more about having to be right than being right. Not really the critic's prerogative. The writer's audience is broad and international. If he must therefore stoop to the lowest common denominator then literature already died.
Its a girl's name. Google it already!
I might let you see some more in a week or so.
Depends on how quickly I can get my errors corrected.
Jesus dude, had a bad day?
I applaud you. Write what you want. If others don't like it, too bad. And if all they can see are picky corrections, they are not seeing what you see.
I am a bit older than you-I worked as an editor for 22 years, have a published book and 15-20 published magazine articles. Correcting errors is easy. What is hard is having something worthwhile to say to begin with-that is the problem most people cannot overcome.
If you enjoy what you are writing, keep writing doing it.
(I now resign myself to the critics and editors to pick apart what I have said.)
I was writing. Thanks for the suggestions though.
Pick apart? Not really. Just saying that your entire stance on "picky corrections" is very...poor.
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Just trying to help the guy with his story and was attacked.
Jesus dude, had a bad day?
Repost.
I'm not even a native English speaker and I do agree that Muriel is a (rare but) female name. It's indeed not very common. But sounds like a normal female name. Sorry Pebbs, but I think you might have overreacted.. a bit
Great story btwn I enjoyed reading it
Everyone I've asked (now at 33, including myself) has assumed female.
Come on pebbs. Let them post here please so we can actually discuss with them.
If everyone could actually come here and say whether they think Muriel is male or female.. that would be great.