Holes/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

* In the book/movie Holes, the main character's name is Stanley Yelnats, and his last name is supposedly from his Latvian side of the family. But, the Latvian alphabet has no "Y"s. They use "J"s instead. So the whole first name is his last name backwards thing wouldn't really work if it's actually Latvian. (From a troper with Latvian heritage and a sister named Livija {Liv-ee-yuh.})

** A lot of immigrants' names got mangled when they entered the states. A "J" getting changed to a "Y" would be no big deal.