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By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 13:24:48 +0000

In reply to Ashlee R. Estep. Interesting. I haven't had anyone pronounce it as Eh-STEP to me yet, but I'm sure that will happen someday. LOL.

By: Ashlee R. Estep

Ashlee R. Estep — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:53:13 +0000

I’m an Estep! My family has always pronounced it as E-step. I often get Es-step, but more often I’ve been getting Eh-STEP, with the inflection on the last syllable. It’s annoying having it constantly mispronounced, but what can ya do? 🙂

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:43:14 +0000

In reply to Darynda. I'm flattered you would look that up. But yeah, it's just E-step. Good luck with your book. And thanks. I appreciate that. Congrats to you too! ;-)

By: Darynda

Darynda — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:30:09 +0000

So, yeah, I actually did a search that said “how does Jennifer Estep say her name?” And this blog post popped up. Hahaha! I’ve always said E-Step, but I was worried I was saying it wrong. Glad I wasn’t!

Okay, off to finish a book. I could be wrong, but trying to figure out how to say your name could be form of procrastinating. But I was actually looking at the RITA finalists. Super congrats, btw!!!!

~D~

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:36:38 +0000

In reply to Stella (Ex Libris). It's strange. It seemed like everyone said my name the correct way when I was younger. Now, everyone seems to say it the wrong way. Or maybe it's just a regional pronunciation, and I'm saying it the wrong way. LOL.

By: Stella (Ex Libris)

Stella (Ex Libris) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:13:47 +0000

Very interesting, thank you Jennifer (also thanks for the correct pronounciation of your name, as I ahven’t seen any live interview with you I mistakenly thought it was pronounced Es-tep, will change that in my mind from now on 🙂

I say car-a-mel and peh-cahn, but having studied Italian I know that bruschetta should be pronounced bru-sket-ta 🙂

ps. and we also use the “the” in front of road numbers.

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:13:05 +0000

In reply to Gavin.

Interesting. No, I don’t really do that. I’ll either say “take the interstate,” or I’ll just say the road number. I don’t usually put “the” in front of the number.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:22:01 +0000

Here in California there is an easy way to tell if someone is from the northern or southern end of the state; you ask directions involving a freeway. If they’re from the north, they’ll say, “you take 101…” From the south, they’ll say, “you take the 101…”

BTW, do you precede your freeways with prepositions? (I don’t)

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:30:03 +0000

In reply to Siobhan. That's interesting about maroon. I never thought about that word. I usually say it ma-rune.

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:25:56 +0000

In reply to Karen. Those are some more interesting examples/words.