(off topic) man or woman?

[Colin McGregor]

"Jim Skehill" <JimS-pFJmkVL1u50 at public.gmane.org> on Friday, May 20, 2005 2:47 PM wrote:

> How about
> Michael Learned of the Waltons (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495229/bio)
> Michael Steele of the Bangles
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Steele_%28musician%29)
>
> The former I know is pronounced mike-kell.

Fair enough, though this bit in the biography of Michael Learned did catch
my eye:

"She was originally billed "Miss Michael Learned" on "The Waltons" (1972)
not out of ego or demand, but for the simple fact that Ms. Learned was
unknown to the public at the time she won the role of Olivia and the powers
that be did not want the audience to be confused about her gender."

While it might not be quite as clear cut as I suggested in my original
reply, I would still say male would be by far the way to bet when you see
the name Michael...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin McGregor [mailto:colinmc151-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org]
> Sent: May 20, 2005 2:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: (off topic) man or woman?
>
>
> "William Park" <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> on Friday, May 20, 2005 1:15 PM
> wrote:
>
> > Is 'Michael' a woman's name or man's name?  In other words, is it
> > pronouced
> >     - me-shell
> >     - mike-kell
>
> Michael is normally a man's name pronounced "mike-kell". No doubt there
are
> some strange exceptions out there ... back in the 1960s singer Johnny Cash
> did a fairly funny song titled "A Boy Named Sue" about a boy who grew up
> with a girls name... Still, normally you can count on Michael to be male,
> and the female version of Michael would normally be Michelle normally
> pronounced me-shell...
>
> Colin McGregor
>
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