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Well, I met the girl yesterday, and she did say her name - but I still don't know how to pronounce it because she said it so fast! I didn't want to make her repeat it a million times (she'd already said it 2-3 times), and she said to just call her "Bo" - her first name is also difficult, but it was something I could mostly figure out. Posts: 952 | Registered: Jun 2005
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Haha, I know the feeling. It's rare that a French can pronounce my first name right (they ALWAYS stress the second syllable instead of the first, even after explaining them several times) so I just don't bother anymore. But I *will* give my name the right way when it comes to it.
As for the family name, that's a whole other can of worms...
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"erm. that a name, Glenn? or a verb, as in tupac with an accent mark over the c?"
A name. Tupac Shakur is a (dead) Rap artist. I've never heard his name spoken, only seen it in print. I made the mistake of saying it to a student that was talking about rap music and the class laughed, but refused to tell me how it was correctly pronounced.
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That's not too far off. They must have just wanted to make you feel dumb. Just think "TOO-pock", and you'll be okay. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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I'd guess "toes" because there's a movie theatre chain named "Loews" that pronounced to rhyme with toes. Posts: 952 | Registered: Jun 2005
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Hmm. You'll also have to be clear what sounds sounds you're trying to create. For example, it's not clear whether you intend that to be a short a or a long a, rivka.
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Yeah, I'm not surprised. To be fair, the guesses already given are the standard ones I always heard as a kid. And no, no one ever got it unless they knew someone with the name who previously taught them how to pronounce it.
rivka, you should have seen that hint, though. Is that a long a or a short a sound?
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If you mean the s at the end in an s sound, no. If you make that into a z sound, then yes, give the boy a hand.
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Um, you win my undying respect for your language skills?
On another note. Imagine being stuck with that name. Imagine, if you will, that your father's name is Harry. Imagine that everyone else found out. And no, you don't know how or who, and you can't kill them.
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quote:Originally posted by Jonathan Howard: Raia, what's so hard with your name?
Shaa-neeVaar-man. (No energy for IPA.)
Scopatz is a harder name to say.
It's a lot harder when you don't happen to be Israeli.
Especially if you're just reading it, and it's not spelled out phonetically.
Your first name I am willing to compromise on stressing and short-vs-long "a" sound. But there's no excuse for your surname, what's the "h" doing there if not clarifying?
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Of course, when everyone in my class disputes whether "Eord" is pronounced "Award" (aah-waard) or "Ewer", it's off-pissing. It was far easier in English lessons.
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Americans never pronounce my last name correctly. It's Liel. I get "Leel" and "Lile" all the time. It's ironic, because I changed my last name from Aaronson when I moved to Israel. I got tired of the constant misspellings. Liel is a really easy name in Hebrew. But back here in the US, it's just irksome.
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Yeah, I'm not surprised. To be fair, the guesses already given are the standard ones I always heard as a kid. And no, no one ever got it unless they knew someone with the name who previously taught them how to pronounce it.
