End this family debate about the correct pronunciation of the last name "Saget"
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Anonymous
Just because many people say the names wrong doesn't mean that's not how they are supposed to be pronounced. Texans who aren't hayseed tourists call the street in Manhattan "How-stun" because that's what it's supposed to be called. New Yorkers who aren't the living embodiment of that New Yorker cartoon showing everything west of the Hudson a barren wasteland call the Texas city "Hyoo-stun" because that's what it's supposed to be called. |
Anonymous
And you can tell them that the same name can have different pronunciations. In a particular case, defer to the person whose name it is. By the way, my family is still trying to undo the work of a few past relatives who decided to make the family name sound French. At this point, the correct pronunciation depends on the individual. |
Anonymous
| No, it's sag-IT. |
Anonymous
| I wonder why Ralph Macchio pronounces it "Ma-chee-o" instead of "Ma-key-o" but, we should pronounce names the bearer wants them pronounced. |
Anonymous
oh god! my kid says "wore-chester-shire" sauce. |
Anonymous
We say Woost-e-sheer |
Anonymous
NP - this is correct. |
Anonymous
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There are many people who immigrated to the US and changed or Anglicized their names during immigration. So there are many ethnic names that have different pronunciations here in the US based on the immigrant and how they chose to pronounce their names when they immigrated.
So, while it may have been one thing originally, it may no longer be that, at least for some branches of a family. I have an Asian last name and my father simplified the pronunciation of the name when he came through immigration. So, we say it slightly differently in English than other people with the same name. We also spell it differently because of the way my father chose to spell it when he came. There are about 6 different ways to spell our last name here in the US. My father chose one of the more common spellings, but I've still seen many variants of my surname around the US. |
Anonymous
Sa jay and tar jay! Cuz we fancy like that. |
Anonymous
| Sa Jay |
Anonymous
| Hold on, let me ask Uncle Ruckus (who pronounces his name roo-koo because he's bougie like that). |
Anonymous
Yup. this ☝️ |
Anonymous
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Ask Bret Favre
or Joe Theisman |
Anonymous
| Have you ever heard a clip of Bob Saget referring to himself as Bob Sazhay? |
Anonymous
Or for that matter, anyone else refer to him as such? |