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It took me a moment to realize the name derivation was pretty + ping. My eyes first grabbed onto "typing", then "pretty", and for an instant considered if it mi
by ademarre 11y ago
It took me a moment to realize the name derivation was pretty + ping. My eyes first grabbed onto "typing", then "pretty", and for an instant considered if it might be a portmanteau of those. I didn't catch on until actually reading the first sentence on the page.
- Ayaz 11y agoYou are not alone!
- dang 11y agoLet's give it a second capital P.
- david-given 11y agoPretty Ping is the name of a minor character from Barry Hughart's utterly excellent book Bridge of Birds. https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/958087-bridge-of-birds-a-novel-of-an-ancient-china-that-never-was https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/958087-bridge-of-birds...