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Heard of him, never read him.

He's got a series with like 20 books in it.

Well, it's not really a series, but several series set in the same universe, with the same characters and with intertwining storylines. He started writing them in the early '80s, and he still hasn't finished them.

But yeah, I recommend them.

I might get around to them eventually.

Also, who the hell is James May, and why did he think Maryland was a good place to build a space elevator?

You haven't ever seen Top Gear?

Nope. I assume that he was visiting Goddard or something?

I dunno. There was a bunch of guys in some kind of warehouse, with a crane, several solar panels, and a searchlight.

Iunno. Maryland has Goddard Spaceflight Center, several universities with excellent aerospace programs, and an assortment of tech companies. Could have been any of them, or some random guys in a warehouse.

I... see? Apparently he can't even pronounce Maryland right. What an idiot.

He's just British. I'm sure you probably cant pronounce a lot of place names right.

C'mon, Arse, what kind of moron pronounces it Mare-e-land?

What kind of moron pronounces it Mel-BORN, or Bris-BAYN?

Nobody talks about Australian cities, Arse. Don't you know that?

Now I want to know, though, how do you think they're pronounced?

We pronounce them Mel-bun, and Bris-bun.

All I'm trying to say is that there's no right or wrong way to pronounce a place name.

Temporarily serious: that's different. We pronounce it Mare-uh-land, like it's a single word that has no connection to the name "Mary." Which is weird, I admit, but that isn't the same as pronouncing "-bane" and "-bourn" the same way and completely different from the way either is spelled.

And there IS a right way or a wrong way to pronounce a name. But you don't care if it's not your place.

Also, pronouncing it "Mare-e-land just sounds ridiculous."

Also, you know what's ridiculous? "Worcester." It's pronounced vaguely like Worster or Wooster or something, and both the Maryland county and the British version pronounce it the same.

I've always pronounced it Mary-land.

I don't care if people say Mel-born, or whatever.

It's like the damned French, with all their redundant letters.

Boreaux is said Bord-oh ffs.

WEL YURE WORNG!

Howsabout Melbarn?

Damn those extra letters to heck.

Wait! That's dropping a letter! Shouldn't that be Boro?

NO U

Thats funny, but not offensive.

I meant Bodeaux. SHUT UP