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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.[/quote]

You must be annoyed a lot. [/quote]
No, I’ve actually never met someone who continually mispronounced my name after being corrected. I can’t imagine how rude someone would have to be to do that. [/quote]

People with a different accent than you aren’t being rude and they aren’t mispronouncing anything.  They’re saying your name in their accent.

This isn’t a My Fair Lady situation, and if you continually try to “correct” the way another person speaks, you are actually the one being rude.[/quote]
No. The correct way to pronounce someone’s name is how they want it pronounced. If this was an ethnic name it would be considered a micro aggression to continually mispronounce it. You should really take the time to learn how to pronounce someone’s name if you’re going to be using it. Failing to do so is lazy and rude on your part. [/quote]

Different languages have different sounds. I can promise you that if I gave you names in a wide variety of languages, you would not be able to perfect your pronunciation of every name and say it exactly as the person says it. Your comment sounds like you have little exposure to anyone different from yourself.[/quote]
I would certainly try, and not call them something clearly NOT their name just because it’s easier for me. I don’t mind correcting people or having them ask me for proper pronunciation. I do the same for people im not familiar with. As I said, I’ve literally never had someone continue to mispronounce my name after I’ve corrected them. Ever. I know I have a non-typical name with multiple pronunciations, and zero people have ever been that rude to me. Maybe I’ve just encountered people who give a sh!t, unlike yourself.[/quote]

But your works seems to only be people just like you. Have you ever travelled or met people from other countries? If no one has ever mispronounced your name after you told them then it doesn’t sound alike you have ever met anyone where English wasn’t their first language. This thread can give you some insights into a works you have never experienced. Some people can’t hear any difference between two similar sounds …like sss and zzz. Could be language / linguistic, or a hearing issue, or they are tone deaf or any number of reasons why they can’t / don’t perfectly pronounce a name. If you tried to speak Arabic, there are sounds your tongue and mouth and throat have never made before as an English speaker. While you believe that you would be instantly fluent and able to perfectly pronounce sounds you have never made and distinguish between extremely similar sounds your ears have never heard….that is a very ignorant and arrogant![/quote]
You do realize that “Wesley” is not Arabic, right? Would you really not call someone by their preferred pronunciation after they corrected you? From Wez to Wes? [/quote]

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