Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 10:21     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:Meme. Like an internet meme. Where did this word come from, anyway? I try not to say it.


Rhymes with scheme. Meem.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 10:17     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
A.C.T.

I keep calling it the Act Test. My son keeps reminding me that it's the A- C- T test.

I swear I'm not doing it on purpose.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 10:15     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buoy


Boo-eee


And that's also how to pronounce Bowie, MD, right?


Yes


Yes, but not David Bowie.


Funny story: I grew up in Maryland, and for the longest time thought his name was pronounced like the town. Oops.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 10:14     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Delavagnine (sp?) as in Cara Delavagnine
Bon Iver
Nyongo (sp?) as in Lupita


Bon Iver is pronounced like "Bonny vair"

The other two are just phonetic. Nee-yongo and Della-veen


Phonetic - really? Delavagnine is hardly phonetic in the English language! Unless it's pronounced Della-VAG-nine. . .
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 10:09     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
The other day my DD asked where the word sandwich came from. I told her about the earl of sandwich/it's a place or whatever. Then she asked but why was the place named sandwich.

I thought about it.. Ok "sand" is easy. But "wich?"
There's Greenwich, and Norwich. And so 'wich' must mean something.

And I realized I think they're all pronounced differently.
Gren-ich
Norwich is "nor-wick" right
And sandwich. That's easy.

So do I have norwich right?

I fully expect "cool story bro," but it bothered me that the three towns are all pronounced differently......
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 10:04     Subject: Re:Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:I never know the difference between Anna and Ana

No difference. People will say there is but no.
It's my name.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:59     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Boatswain


BO-zhun

just bo-sun. Don't need the fricative.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:58     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buoy


Boo-eee


And that's also how to pronounce Bowie, MD, right?


Yes


Yes, but not David Bowie.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:57     Subject: Re:Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:I never know the difference between Anna and Ana


Anna: Ann-uh (ann rhymes with can)

Ana: Ahh-nuh (ahh like "open your mouth and say ahh")
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:55     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buoy


Boo-eee


And that's also how to pronounce Bowie, MD, right?


Yes.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:55     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buoy


Boo-eee


And that's also how to pronounce Bowie, MD, right?


Yes
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:55     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Gifs. I can never remember if it is a hard "g" or note. (Gate vs. giraffe)
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:52     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buoy


Boo-eee


And that's also how to pronounce Bowie, MD, right?
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:17     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:Buoy


Boo-eee
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 09:17     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:Delavagnine (sp?) as in Cara Delavagnine
Bon Iver
Nyongo (sp?) as in Lupita


Bon Iver is pronounced like "Bonny vair"

The other two are just phonetic. Nee-yongo and Della-veen