tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post3311834983790421346..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: What's in a soap surname?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-17567356079694773352015-03-06T17:48:44.737+00:002015-03-06T17:48:44.737+00:00David S and Maggie Muggins: you're bemoaning t...David S and Maggie Muggins: you're bemoaning the lack of interesting names these days: what about the Windasses??! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-44870129491773250972015-03-02T12:45:13.705+00:002015-03-02T12:45:13.705+00:00One of the most interesting blog posts I've se...One of the most interesting blog posts I've seen here, Llifon! I learned so much about names and Corrie. I agree with DavidS about the lovely names of the past, the likes of which we don't hear any more. Love the story about Tony Warren and the Dickensian names on gravestones! <br /><br />Maybe in 50 years, characters will only appear as emojis. :(maggie mugginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-1267971577084875372015-03-02T11:14:35.244+00:002015-03-02T11:14:35.244+00:00I think the reason that characters' surnames a...I think the reason that characters' surnames aren't "as important as they once were" is because there just isn't the same thought or imagination put into them as there was back in the day, it's like they're simply an afterthought. The likes of Tatlock, Duckworth and Ogden had an almost Dickensian feel to them (doesn't the story go that Tony Warren took the names DavidShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745179932253086648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-34297620666222803732015-03-01T19:05:22.175+00:002015-03-01T19:05:22.175+00:00I've no idea what the surnames are of the newe...I've no idea what the surnames are of the newer characters: Callum, Luke and Steph, Gandy. Michael and Tim must have surnames but I don't recall them. In the days when I bought TV Times, characters' names were in the cast list and that's how I remembered them. Seeing the name rather than hearing it. I actually don't think the surname is important except when it reinforces the Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-90897203795013236132015-03-01T18:32:55.213+00:002015-03-01T18:32:55.213+00:00I think the colour of your hair was an initial sur...I think the colour of your hair was an initial surname - hence Brown & Black, though jobs soon took over ie Smith for a blacksmith, or the name of the village where you came from.<br /><br />I agree about surnames being important for soap characters and it made me realize that I refer to most characters myself by using both their names - I'd always say Sally Webster, Elsie Tanner, Hilda AmandaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146904166158668514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-66767198525105555552015-03-01T17:22:49.473+00:002015-03-01T17:22:49.473+00:00Interesting post, and I liked that you used my fat...Interesting post, and I liked that you used my father's name, Gwilym in your example! I don't hear that name very often in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-76389882184332351432015-03-01T16:49:00.865+00:002015-03-01T16:49:00.865+00:00This is my kind of blog :) Great post and very int...This is my kind of blog :) Great post and very interesting take on Corrie names.Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328126049599187475noreply@blogger.com