Frequently Asked Questions : ~88/Selcuk


FAQ / Shiri Dori / Selcuk

What country does Selçuk Göre come from, and how do you pronounce and/or type his name?

From Shiri Dori:

Selçuk Göre hails from Turkey. The easiest way to get his name written down is to copy it from his posts, on the web version of lugnet, they usually show up well.

From Selçuk Göre: !

“Sel-” is like “sell” in “buy-sell-trade” but with a shorter “l” sound. “-ç-” is like “ch-” in “chicken” or “chuck”. “-u-” is like “-u-” in “put”. A passable approximation can be “sell-chook” (shorter “l”, shorter “oo”).

I can’t find any good method to explain “göre” but I can say it is definitely not like “gore” in “Al Gore”. The best I can say “gör-” is like “gir-” in “girl”. Add an “a” (as in “A book, a pencil, etc.”) to the and of it for “-e”. Result is “girl a” without “l”..:-)

Typing “Ç/ç” (as in “Selçuk”) or “Ö/ö” (as in “Göre”) is possible several ways in Windows 95/98/ME machines (The first one is the way I recommend, and it is the one that I use):

Install Multi Language Support (Turkish) and change your keyboard layout to Turkish-Q. Then press “.” key for “ç” and “,” key for “ö” on your keyboard. Better get a Turkish-Q layout keyboard and press “ç” or “ö” key directly..:-)
Press your numlock key (make your numlock light on) and while pressing “alt” key, type the combinations below
-alt 135 : “ç”
-alt 128 : “Ç”
-alt 0246 : “ö”
-alt 0214 : “Ö”
Open your Character Map applet (Start/Programs/Accesories/SystemTools/) select ç, ö, etc. and click “select” then click “copy” then paste it wherever you want.
Just copy and paste it from any ready document (like my messages on lugnet) containing those blasted letters.
Simply use “c” and “o” instead..:-)

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