pronunciation

[low_delta]

Is it wrong to be bothered by people pronouncing their own names wrong?

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Duofours...

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

oh... no... it's pronounced "dooo-fusss"....

[vocalista001.livejournal.com]

My college roommate's name was BARTELS.

Part of her family said BARdulls and the other ones said barTELLS. I thought that was funny then, but, after teacher-years of seeing names and the Amerianizations of them, it's not surprising to me that families adjust things.

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

LOL.. that's classic! I'd almost expect that of east coast vs. west coast, or yankee vs sutherner... :)

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I went to school with a guy named Kroeger. He and his two brothers each pronounced it a different way. Kreeger, kroger, and krayger.

[vocalista001.livejournal.com]

Nope, they were siblings from Chicagoland. :-)

[vocalista001.livejournal.com]

even Galbiati has its nuances

{Gal vs Gall}

~~~~~

Gall-bee-Ah-tee (Italian)

and the Americanized

Gyal-bee-Ah-tee

Our oldest member uses the American version and the younger ones use the Italian *L*

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Funny also, when people Americanize their last names, and go with the European-style first name.

[mellary4.livejournal.com]

LOL!! All of Devonne's married life to Phil her name was pronounced one way and now I hear Ian pronouncing it another way. I asked him since when was his last name pronounced that way? He looked at me, blinked, and said, "Always!" Um, no. :)I was at the airport and told the lady at the desk my last name and she said, "It's pronounced, SHINE-lob." Can you believe that!? She was telling ME how to pronounce MY NAME!

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

It depends. It bothered me that in the US, Morillo is pronounced as if the two middles "l's" were just that, "l's" when the correct Spanish pronunciation is more like Mo-ree-o. But the I realize that a lot of people don't know Spanish pronunciation rules and it doesn't bother me any more.
:)
Give me an example of what bothers you.

[cynnerth.livejournal.com]

I pronounce it kwohr-TAN-uh. How does Ian pronounce it?

[vocalista001.livejournal.com]

That's what happens when my father-in-law pronounces our oldest son's name :-D

[northernsnokat.livejournal.com]

It is a Minnesota Wisconsin thing here. Just like I say breakfast, lunch, supper and everyone here says breakfast, lunch, dinner.

I had a client call me Cath...I....

Re: Duofours...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Are you calling me a doofus?

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I don't know, b/c I pronounce my name wrong: I have an "ei" in my name, and it's pronounce like "ie". That's what I grew up with.

Re: Duofours...

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

lol... no sir, folks who insist on mispronouncing their own last names.
:)

In my neck of the woods it was actually Dubois - the french form would be "doo-bwaz" (with a nearly silent "z" sound). One of the kids insisted it was actually "doo-boyz". Okay... he was a duofours...

[i.livejournal.com]

yes

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Mostly just the Americanization. It's confusing because you never know how it's supposed to be.

[mellary4.livejournal.com]

He says, Kwar-TAHN-uh. La dee frick'n dah I say. LOL!!!

[cynnerth.livejournal.com]

Does he also say EON instead of Ian? ;-D

Re: Duofours...

[emschin.livejournal.com]

We lived somewhere in Wisconsin --maybe Milwaukee--where it was pronounced "dooboyz". Maybe, even, on TV.

[emschin.livejournal.com]

The grocery store pronounces it Kroger. I'm not sure which of the other two ways was real German. I think it's strange that the whole family didn't use the same pronounciation.

[emschin.livejournal.com]

Pronunciation? I was going to correct it but it was taking forever to let me in.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Kath-eye?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but they also spell it "Kroger". ;-)

In German, the "oe" has a strange pronunciation that most non-Germans can't get, but it sounds similar to the "a" sound. So "Kray-ger" would be closest.

[mellary4.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!!

[cynnerth.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of that scene from Young Frankenstein:

Igor: Dr. Frankenstein...
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: "Fronkensteen."
Igor: You're putting me on.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen."
Igor: Do you also say "Froaderick"?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No... ”Frederick."
Igor: Well, why isn't it "Froaderick Fronkensteen"?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: It isn't; it's "Frederick Fronkensteen."
Igor: I see.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You must be Igor.
[He pronounces it ee-gor]
Igor: No, it's pronounced "eye-gor."
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: But they told me it was "ee-gor."
Igor: Well, they were wrong then, weren't they?

[northernsnokat.livejournal.com]

yup...exactly. Got a good chuckle out of that!