Pronouncing names and words with an accent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

How about a French guy named Guy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

How about a French guy named Guy?

Ah yes. Like the Indian word "ghee", with a shorter "ee" sound.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

How about a French guy named Guy?

How about a guy from Boston named Marty? Do you go for Marrty or Maahty?

And how do you pronounce Fifty Cent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

How about a French guy named Guy?

How about a guy from Boston named Marty? Do you go for Marrty or Maahty?

And how do you pronounce Fifty Cent?

In metric, "0.50"

[Anonymous]

If the example in the OP has 2 Ls, it wouldn’t be pronounced “Bella” but “beyah.”

Anyway, I call the person the name they use when they introduce themselves to me. If in doubt, I ask what they prefer.

[Anonymous]

Just call everyone a pet name if you want to simplify things.

Hey Mac!
Heya toots!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

I find that sort of attitude extremely irritating. Would you say someone is pretentious for trying to pronounce a Mexican or Indonesian name correctly? I don't think so. You are prejudiced against certain countries and not others. It means that deep down, you hold the (wrong) belief that some countries are better than others and you also hate feeling (wrongly) inferior, such that you resent people associating themselves with that country.

It's a very twisted way of thinking, PP. Stop that immediately.

In my workplace certain people pronounce the “Mexican and Indonesian” names with an accent but don’t do it for the “Claude’s”. It comes off like they’re pandering to the Mexicans and Indonesians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the example in the OP has 2 Ls, it wouldn’t be pronounced “Bella” but “beyah.”

Anyway, I call the person the name they use when they introduce themselves to me. If in doubt, I ask what they prefer.

Only in Spanish. In Italian, bel-la

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I try to pronounce everyone's names the way they pronounce it.

What if you need to say it cold without hearing them pronounce it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

I find that sort of attitude extremely irritating. Would you say someone is pretentious for trying to pronounce a Mexican or Indonesian name correctly? I don't think so. You are prejudiced against certain countries and not others. It means that deep down, you hold the (wrong) belief that some countries are better than others and you also hate feeling (wrongly) inferior, such that you resent people associating themselves with that country.

It's a very twisted way of thinking, PP. Stop that immediately.

It comes off like they’re pandering

This in general.

[Anonymous]

I am an immigrant and have a name that is common here but pronounced differently in my accent. I think it’s nice when Americans say it my way but I don’t mind if they don’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I try to pronounce everyone's names the way they pronounce it.

What if you need to say it cold without hearing them pronounce it?

You ask them how to pronounce it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to school with a French guy named Claude and I would cringe when people would pronounce it 'clode'. It came off as pretentious.

French person here. At least they're trying. Better than "clod"

I was taught Clerd. Soft r

I would be too embarrassed to try that though.

[Anonymous]

As someone with a foreign name, I find this so stressful. Some people from my culture hate when I say my name in the Americanized way and many White Americans react angrily and passive aggressively if I pronounce my name correctly. Everyone has an opinion and no one cares what I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I try to pronounce everyone's names the way they pronounce it.

What if you need to say it cold without hearing them pronounce it?

You ask them how to pronounce it.

Let's say you are in a situation where you can't ask or perhaps they ask you how you think it is pronounced.