Correction from the N-list

[Dave Monroe]

In the meantime, a 10 July posting by D. Nabokov and
susequent reposting by D. Morris asserts that I assert
that '"Véra," as in Véra Nabokov, means "truth" in
Russian.'  Wrong.  Never said anything about Russian. 
I was indeed thinking along Latinate lines ...

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0307&msg=82538&sort=date

But thanks anyway, another clipping for the scrapbook.
 Chicks dig guys with citations ...

--- David Morris <fqmorris at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Dmitri Nabokov offers the following note to you all.
> 
> In Digest V2 installment #3379 on PF, a 7 July
> posting by David Monroe asserts that "Véra," as in
> Véra Nabokov, means "truth" in Russian. Wrong. The
> word, and the name, mean "faith." Mr. Monroe may
> have been thinking of Italian, where "vera" is a
> feminine singular adjectival form of "true." The
> feminine noun "vera," by extension, means "wedding
> ring." A dose of "speranza" ("hope") helps.

... and interesting nonetheless, esp. as I can't help
but think of Vera Meroving now ...
  
> It is entertaining to look in on a forum conducted
> in, shall we say, a lighter tone, and to see such
> interest in Pale Fire.

But, hey, thanks for the patronization.  Perhaps I
should meet and greet this Mr. Nabokov ...  

http://espn.go.com/nhl/profiles/profile/1555.html

Hockey payer, shmockey player.  Or as D. Rickles would
say, "hockey puck."  Okay, you guys've got me all
hostile now.  But do please forward.  Thanks ...

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