Two Questions

[osprey_archer]

Two questions.

1. If I say a character has "skin like fallen leaves," what does that say to you?

2. Are the names Ammeri and Arenyay likely to get confused (given that they both start with A)? And how would you pronounce them?

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'd pronounce those names Ah MER ee and Ah REN yay unless the story told me otherwise--and I wouldn't get them confused.

"Skin like fallen leaves" would signal to me dry, brittle skin--unless it was a magical character, in which case you might be telling me it had rustling scales or something like that.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I have this image now of a little dragon with a ruff of rustling leaves.