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Help[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?
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Mama to Clarisse and Nadine.
Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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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