Tiny baubles and other Hawaiian show tunes

[Steve Venti]

This is going to be a real judgment call, since there is Webidence in
both directions, but in describing the ornamentation to a piece of
silver jewelry, do you suppose 淡水真珠パープル is best rendered as
"freshwater pearl bauble" or "freshwater pearl bubble"?

Although I can't show you the photo, the critter in question is hung
from a stickpin by a tiny chain, and its elongated shape makes it look
a lot more like a bauble than a bubble to me. But hey, what do I know
about stickpins.

TIA

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Steve Venti

The source of all unhappiness is other people.
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[Christopher Girsch]

Steve:

I think that is: Freshwater pearl purple.

http://store.yahoo.co.jp/pty-pearls/524.html

Chris

[Alan Siegrist]

Steve Venti writes:

> do you suppose 淡水真珠パープル is best rendered as
> "freshwater pearl bauble" or "freshwater pearl bubble"?

Er, um, neither. I think パープル is the color "purple."

I think that some of these freshwater pearls are more on the purple side
than white. See:
http://store.yahoo.co.jp/pty-pearls/524.html

Regards,

Alan Siegrist
Orinda, CA, USA
AlanFS...@Comcast.net

[Steve Venti]

Chris wrote:

> I think that is: Freshwater pearl purple.

Hey, like I said, what do I know about stickpins.

Thanks, Chris. That makes good sense.