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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Most people, especially educated people, like teachers can understand the basics of pronunciation once explained. Considering that PP said it was a "torured mispronunciation" it does seem more deliberate. I have a very easy to pronounce name but it is foreign. It's essentially the same pronunciation at Toni, spelled the same way. Four letters, only a different first letter that Toni. I had a few teachers in the 1970s who would blanch at trying to pronounce it and called me all sorts of strange, longer more complicated names instead. It happens. [/quote]

And, some people do not have an "ear" for this.  I am not one of them, but I had a friend who could read anything in a foreign language, but when she tried to speak it, it was terrible.  She just could not do it.  Not so much now, but, in the past, the Japanese had a very difficult time with "r" sound.  It happens with all languages.  If it offends you, that is too bad.  At our high school, they made a great effort to get the names right at graduation.  Two teachers who had a good grasp worked very hard on this--but everyone does not have that gift.
As far as mixing up the kids names--I did that with my own kids on occasion.

There's too much to be concerned about than to make a big deal of this.  It is likely not deliberate.

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