# Esperanto usernames by matt\_mcl - Esperantaj uzantonomoj fare de matchjo-mcl

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 23, 2000, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295 "2000-06-23T07:23:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/41 "2000-06-24T01:35:17Z")

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Peter Jägare: Petro Chasisto.

Edwardina: Eduardino.

xenophon: Xsenofonio.

tracer: What dictionary are you using? Anyway: Pausanto.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/42 "2000-06-24T01:57:06Z")

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Sorry: Ksenofonio. (Or Ksenofonio kvardek-unu.)

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**Author:** ![timmar68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@timmar68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timmar68)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/43 "2000-06-24T02:00:45Z")

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How’s about doing me?

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/44 "2000-06-24T02:01:35Z")

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MariaAnnaKuo.

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**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/45 "2000-06-24T02:19:27Z")

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Thanks Matt. For some reason I was expecting the o thing. Kewl.

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**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/46 "2000-06-24T02:36:42Z")

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Now that the line has kinda died down…my turn!

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/47 "2000-06-24T02:57:49Z")

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MonstroCentKvar.

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**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/48 "2000-06-24T03:03:50Z")

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Hey! me deseo esperantaj uzantonomoj tambien.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/49 "2000-06-24T03:15:22Z")

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Silo: Eso no es en español, sino en esperanto. No sé qué te di aquel idea.

Anyway: Same as English. Silo.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/50 "2000-06-24T03:16:33Z")

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Sorry: qué te dio…

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/51 "2000-06-24T04:29:08Z")

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Mine should roll off your tongue.

So to speak.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/52 "2000-06-24T04:32:59Z")

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Dropzone: Fal(ig)ejo. (Put in the “ig” if “drop” is meant to be transitive; take it out if intransitive.)

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/53 "2000-06-24T04:53:27Z")

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Matt, luv, Transitive vs Intransitive?

Refresh me, please. I buried my Painless Grammar book while cleaning up. (Clean is relative for me.) Strunk and White avoid it altogether.

In my case, it is “dropzone” as in “the zone onto which stuff (almost said crap, but I’ve learned) is dropped.”

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**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/54 "2000-06-24T05:07:02Z")

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> Sorry: qué te dio…  
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Despues de consultar a una experta, también olvidaste cambiar “aquel” a “aquella” desde que “idea” es un sustantivo feminino.

After consulting an expert, you also forgot to change “aquel” to “aquella” since “idea” is a feminine noun.

Oh and cool, thanks for the name translation ;).

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/55 "2000-06-24T05:28:41Z")

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De veras? No tenia ninguna idea. 🙂

OK, drop, that would be surfaligejo then.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/56 "2000-06-24T06:10:47Z")

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And, as I recall, the “J” is pronounced as an “H”?

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/57 "2000-06-24T06:14:39Z")

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No, that’s Spanish.

Surfaligejo would be soor-fahl-ee-GAY-yo.

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**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/58 "2000-06-24T06:25:02Z")

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Ooooo I’m curious whats my name in Esperanto?

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/59 "2000-06-24T06:28:13Z")

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Another boring one… topazAntareso.

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-usernames-by-matt_mcl-esperantaj-uzantonomoj-fare-de-matchjo-mcl/23295/60 "2000-06-24T09:06:45Z")

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Am I too late to get an Esperanto name of Louie? ☹

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