Reply to Just for fun: names that are off-limits

Forum Index » Expectant and Postpartum Moms

Reply to "Just for fun: names that are off-limits"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Any name that whose pronunciation has to be explained as a first name. Knew an Anna whose parents pronounced it the European way ( Ah-na). She was livid whenever someone mispronounced her name.  She just got so sick of having the same conversation over and over.[/b] I would never do that to my kid.

Other examples:

Maria pronounced with a long I ( Mariah)
Clive pronounced the a long e ( Cleve)
Joanna with the syllable juncture in a different place.
 ( Joan-na)

Totally fine if that’s the standard pronunciation in your home country . Otherwise, it’s mean.
[/quote]

This is only a problem when people won't accept that you know how your own name is pronounced. Americans always mispronounce my name because I'm not American, so I grew up with a different pronunciation. If they let it go the first time it's corrected (if I bother to), there's no issue. It's only when people decide to lecture you on your own name that we have a problem. But most people aren't assholes about it, just a few.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics