Talk:Scheherazade

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This article was nominated for deletion on December 20 2006. The result of the discussion was speedy keep.

How did that 'c' get into Sheherezade's name? Will users be able to find her? User:Wetman

"Scheherazade" is generally accepted as the correct spelling of the name. And [[Sheherazade]] redirects here, so there shouldn't be any problem with people not finding her. —Paul A 01:26, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)

The spelling with a "c" is an obsolete one in English. It has no linguistic support from the original Arabic and Persian versions. Rather, it suggests a German tradition in translation. Burton used "Shahrazad" in his translations, and I think we should correct our entries to that. The fact that a form is "generally accepted" should not be an excuse for perpetuating an old error. Eclecticology 22:11, 2004 Nov 2 (UTC)

what if people don't really know how to spell it, or even who or what it is, i mean what if their teacer just hands them a list and says look this up? how are they supposed to know to spell it Shahrazad if their teacher spells it Scheherazade? airforce_rednekchiq_06

[edit] How did Scheherazade survive?

Quoting The Book of One Thousand and One Nights: "every night after their marriage she spends hours telling him stories, each time stopping at dawn with a cliffhanger, so the king will postpone the execution out of a desire to hear the rest of the tale. In the end, she has given birth to three sons, and the king has been convinced of her faithfulness and revoked his decree"

here it's written she survive by promising a new story and not ending the old one. what is the correct version? Nadavvv 21:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)