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Help[Opinions] Re: Purposefully mispronounced names
in reply to a message by New_Chloe
Ew! If she wanted to give her child a name that sounds like Chlo she shouldn't spell it like Chloe. That poor girl will have her name mispronounced her whole life.
I don't think I've heard names purposefully mispronounced. I can't think of any right now anyway. I love the name Rhys but only pronounced like 'rice' (or almost like rice, a bit more guttural) and that's the reason it's only a gp. I could never bring myself to use it and then not use the correct pronunciation. Yes, it's too bad it's not pronounced the way I like it, but I'm not going to try to change it.
I don't think I've heard names purposefully mispronounced. I can't think of any right now anyway. I love the name Rhys but only pronounced like 'rice' (or almost like rice, a bit more guttural) and that's the reason it's only a gp. I could never bring myself to use it and then not use the correct pronunciation. Yes, it's too bad it's not pronounced the way I like it, but I'm not going to try to change it.
This message was edited 5/5/2009, 11:09 AM
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Even the pronounciation 'Chlo' sounds a tad drab... eek!
I really like the name Rhys too, but for the longest time I had bene pronouncing it 'rice'. I'm still adjusting to saying 'reese' when I see it though.
I really like the name Rhys too, but for the longest time I had bene pronouncing it 'rice'. I'm still adjusting to saying 'reese' when I see it though.
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I've never been able to bring myself to prn Rhys as "reece"
It has ALWAYS been "rice" in my mind. It's muchmuchmuch nicer that way. It makes more phonetical sense to me as rice as well.
I think in some cases (where you can actually get away with it), mispronounced names are alright.
It does bother the heck out of me that former Miss USA Shanna Moakler pronounces her name SHAY-na though.
And a really big LOL: I'm not logged in and my verification letters are p o o :P
It has ALWAYS been "rice" in my mind. It's muchmuchmuch nicer that way. It makes more phonetical sense to me as rice as well.
I think in some cases (where you can actually get away with it), mispronounced names are alright.
It does bother the heck out of me that former Miss USA Shanna Moakler pronounces her name SHAY-na though.
And a really big LOL: I'm not logged in and my verification letters are p o o :P
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