fidalgo_negro ([info]fidalgo_negro) wrote,
@ 2005-04-09 20:51:00
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Fenian Raids. 

 

 

 

People should not be allowed to alter the proper pronunciations of their own names.  Even if the incorrect pronunciation has been passed down many generations, someone in the family line must take responsibility. 

Schiavo = she-ah-vo NOT shy-vo

Favre = fahv-er?... favor?... fahv-re?... fahv-ruh?... fahv-ree?... NOT farve

 

Am I wrong?

I truly doubt the false pronunciations are based on anything legitimate.  Great-great-grandfather Favre was probably called "Farve" by his new boss, which everyone came to know him by, leading him to accept the pronunciation out of convenience.  If I acquiesced every time someone said "fildaygo" or "fijilo" or "fydalgo" or "figaldo"...     

 

 

 


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Ha!
(Anonymous)
2005-04-10 11:52 am UTC (link)
Try pronouncing my name! Even I'm not sure I do it right anymore.

-Duc

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Re: Ha!
[info]fidalgo_negro
2005-04-10 12:37 pm UTC (link)
The question is, have you altered the pronunciation for the benefit of others?

In your case, however, we're dealing with very different linguistic background, where different sounds and sound combinations are more or less prominant than the languages of European origin. We cannot look at your name and see a clear pronunciation... we assume there is something that needs to be explained to us. That's where you come in, and it makes sense for you to tell someone in this country a way to pronounce your name that would be easier for the person to grasp. Polish names suffer the same fate.

The next question: do we capture the spirit of your name in our pronunciation? Is it that first "ng" that really gets mangled, and is it just a matter of an inaccurate consonant sound (like the stereotypical problem with some Asians pronouncing Ls and Rs the same), or are we talking missed vowel sounds and syllables?

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