Be Afraid

[ithildin]

I got the Iron Man novelization in yesterday and read the first several chapters at lunch. Tony's power grows hourly!

I'm feeling a little poorly tonight, so I may just sit and read and save writing for tomorrow. Though Tony's really eager to tell Charlotte just how much he disapproves of her slacker boyfriend [g]

Anyone know, is Tony short for Anthony? The book always uses Tony Stark, even in the retrospective award thingie.

Should probably eat something.

Comments

[lara-everlong.livejournal.com]

fairly certain it is :P

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

In the case of Tony Stark's character, yes, it is short for "Anthony".

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) Every so often, a shortened version of a name isn't, so wanted to double check.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

Definitely. My friend Lisa always has people asking if her "real name" is Elizabeth, when it's "LISA" on her birth certificate. :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I never would have connected Lisa with Elizabeth. Liz or Lizzie, but not Lisa. Must be the same people who insist on adding 'Y' and other letters to my name. It's Denise, but I've had it spelled Denyiece even!

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

Lisa is one of the derivatives of "Elizabeth", I believe. I used to know tons of crap about names and off-shoots of them. "Trixie" is a derivative of my name, "Teresa". And, God, I know what you mean! I have seen SO MANY variations of spellings of my name. When it seems so SIMPLE. At least to me it does!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

It probably is, but it's just not one I usually ping on.

There was someone in our head office who kept sending me faxes with the name Dennis. He knew I was female. I finally got fed up one day, crossed out Dennis, wrote my name and then 'I'm a GIRL!'

[dejla.livejournal.com]

It does. But it's also remarkable what horrible things people can do with Deborah. Not only spelling, but pronounciation.

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

Are you going to write some Tony/Rhodey fic?

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Me? Not likely [g] I'm a Tony/Pepper gal all the way!

[theteej2.livejournal.com]

Ok Ith... this is getting ridiculous?


Who morphed you into me or me into you?

I just got my Novelization yesterday too...

*is scared*

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Well at least you havne't started writing fic yet!!

[theteej2.livejournal.com]

994 words

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

[laughs and points] [snicker]

[theteej2.livejournal.com]

The muse hit the wall... it hasn't budged since last Saturday... :(

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

yes, that is the common abbreviation. unless his name is Antonio - then it still stays T-O-N-Y.
(you have no idea the number of typos I see with my name)

hope this helps.

ps: can you ask Methos if his name used to be Methen?
(giant snake, guarded Ra's solar boat from Apophis)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know Tony is short for Anthony, but not everyone named Tony is actually named Anthony.

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of folks named Tony (am related to half of them), and with every one of them, its an abbreviation of Anthony.

if you can tell me other names its short for, I'd love to hear them - I'd be grateful.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

No, that's the point. Sometimes, people with an abbreviated name, that's their name! I work with a Dan. It's Dan, not Daniel. His legal given name is Dan. It's in not a nickname for Daniel. So Tony Stark's name could have been Tony, not Anthony with the nickname of Tony. Sometimes a Jim is Jim, not James. I am not saying Tony is short for anything but Anthony.

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

huh. interesting.

I confess I've heard of things like that (but they tend to have legally changed their names - it wasn't their name since birth)

sorry.

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

LOL - and I thought I was the only one who got sucked into new fandoms with no safety net or brakes on the car.

Waiting for part two before I read you fic.

My weirdness - Anthony Stark is the name of the actor who plays Ezra on Mag7 - I don't know why this makes me giggle that he shares it with a fictional superhero.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

That's very funny!

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

My weirdness - Anthony Stark is the name of the actor who plays Ezra on Mag7...

Do you know if it is his birth name or stage name? Nicholas Cage lifted "Cage" from a Marvel comic book character when he decided to avoid being a "Coppola".

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

It is his given name.

Doesn't suprise me about Nick Cage - he named his son kal-el and is a well known Comic book fan

[lferion]

In comic book canon, Tony's full name is Anthony Edward Stark.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)