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[Opinions] Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?
Hello All,
Do you think pronunciation on a name should be enforced?By that I mean: If you pronounce a name a certain way, should you require everyone else to pronounce it that way too? Examples:
- I know an Alicia who pronounces her name ah-lish-ah. She is vehement that it be pronounced that way and offended if people mistake and say ah-leesh-ah or ah-lis-ee-yah. - My Aunt is from Greece and pronounces her name (Elena) as ELL-eh-nah, but never corrects Americans, or anyone else, when they say ee-LAY-nah (like Elaina). - My daughter is Nadine. I say Nah-DEEN ... but most people call her NAY-deen. I corrected people when she was first born but got tired of it pretty quickly and just let it go.
So - what would you folks do?
Would you be an enforcer, go-with-the-flow person, or something else?______________________________________________
Mama to Clarisse and Nadine.
Mahal na mahal
from our little family to yours!
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Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Joiya  ·  8/15/2016, 11:46 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  lusia  ·  8/16/2016, 11:00 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Aine  ·  8/16/2016, 12:34 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  egyptianpanda  ·  8/16/2016, 12:16 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Isis  ·  8/16/2016, 8:38 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Llewella  ·  8/16/2016, 6:33 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Elena  ·  8/16/2016, 5:29 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Dracotorix  ·  8/16/2016, 6:39 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Joiya  ·  8/17/2016, 6:52 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  HumanMouse  ·  8/16/2016, 3:55 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Tisiphone  ·  8/16/2016, 3:26 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Zina  ·  8/15/2016, 11:30 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Barbra  ·  8/18/2016, 1:30 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  basilisk  ·  8/15/2016, 8:06 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Tisiphone  ·  8/16/2016, 3:28 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  basilisk  ·  8/16/2016, 2:17 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Tisiphone  ·  8/16/2016, 5:03 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Myosotis  ·  8/15/2016, 4:28 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Barbra  ·  8/15/2016, 3:16 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Pie  ·  8/15/2016, 1:46 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Isis  ·  8/16/2016, 8:39 AM
Absolutely this (nt)  ·  Tisiphone  ·  8/16/2016, 3:30 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  RoxStar  ·  8/15/2016, 12:55 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Caprice  ·  8/15/2016, 12:45 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Piccadilly  ·  8/15/2016, 12:22 PM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  queenv  ·  8/15/2016, 11:58 AM
Re: Pronunciation - Should it be enforced?  ·  Elena  ·  8/16/2016, 5:34 AM