Alright. So if the Tonys are named after a woman...
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#0Alright. So if the Tonys are named after a woman...
Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:31pmhow come they aren't spelled Toni? Isn't that the feminine shortening of Antoinette? It's just a silly question that occurred to me last night during commercials.
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Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:37pmI wish they'd call them the Annies.
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Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:00pm
No joke here: She spelled it "Toni" until the invention of the "Toni Home Permanent," at whihc point she changed the spelling to "Tony."
If you don't believe me click on the link for Ellis Nassour's biographical sketch.
Antoinette Perry: The Tonys Forgotten Namesake Remembered
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Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:26pmThanks Pal. What a fun read. :)
#4re: Alright. So if the Tonys are named after a woman...
Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:27pmTechnically, shouldn't they be called Antoinettes?
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