Mispronouncing Student’s Name Now a ‘Microaggression’

[Curious Cdn]

Try Willys ... as in Jeep

Try Volkswagen ... bet you get it wrong.

 

[JLM]

Try "St. Johns"- some pronounce it Singens!

Try Volkswagen ... bet you get it wrong.

Folksvagon!

Try Willys ... as in Jeep

Willis!

 

[lone wolf]

I haven't seen your shot at Willys yet....

 

[Curious Cdn]

I haven't seen your shot at Willys yet....

Vilhelm's

 

[lone wolf]

Now try some music. Maybe you can unscrew Beiber....

 

[MHz]

Iceland would still win hands down if they were named after volcanoes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Iceland

 

[Ludlow]

Glad you boys found an interesting topic.

 

[bobnoorduyn]

Try this Polack name. Zomer Oryzcyn

And Григорий Ефимович Распутин should be easy peasy, he was a famous guy.

What if your name is Featherstonehaugh or Cholmondeley or MacLeod? Or Sean, for that matter?

In case you're wondering, they're pronounced "Fanshaw," "Chumley," and "McCloud."

Kind of like Siobhan, Ciaran, Sinead, Seamus etc. My buddy Sean could never get his name pronounced correctly in high school and beyond, he mainly goes by John. Like another friend, Surinder, goes by Sid. I've also known a fellow named Sarbjit who goes by Steve and a Harbjit who goes by Harvey.


But it still drives me nuts when I hear name Worcestershire murdered, especially by chefs, Its pronounced Woostershire for Pete's sake.

 

[petros]

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But it still drives me nuts when I hear name Worcestershire murdered, especially by chefs, Its pronounced Woostershire for Pete's sake.

For my sake I call it whatsthishere

 

[JLM]

And Григорий Ефимович Распутин should be easy peasy, he was a famous guy.




Kind of like Siobhan, Ciaran, Sinead, Seamus etc. My buddy Sean could never get his name pronounced correctly in high school and beyond, he mainly goes by John. Like another friend, Surinder, goes by Sid. I've also known a fellow named Sarbjit who goes by Steve and a Harbjit who goes by Harvey.


But it still drives me nuts when I hear name Worcestershire murdered, especially by chefs, Its pronounced Woostershire for Pete's sake.

I'm not positive about this but I believe I heard somewhere of some bloke named Barack being referred to as Barry!

 

[HarperCons]

you're a microaggression

And Григорий Ефимович Распутин

Stalin did nothing wrong.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I'm not positive about this but I believe I heard somewhere of some bloke named Barack being referred to as Barry!

And we're back to the original point, which is non-white people having hard-to-pronounce names is un-Canadian or un-American, but white people having such names is part of our wonderful traditions.

 

[petros]

Is that so?

It's not about someone crying because their teacher can't say their name?

 

[JLM]

you're a microaggression



Stalin did nothing wrong.

Yeah, I guess murdering 20 million people is acceptable behaviour!

 

[taxslave]

Yeah, I guess murdering 20 million people is acceptable behaviour!

It is when you are a communist.All done for the cause you know.

 

[HarperCons]

Yeah, I guess murdering 20 million people is acceptable behaviour!

Stalin created a famine? What are you , ****ing stupid?

Or are you talking about the Nazis he slaughtered? That was a good thing.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Stalin created a famine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

 

[Blackleaf]

Rita Kohli - Rita Cola.

And Григорий Ефимович Распутин should be easy peasy, he was a famous guy.




Kind of like Siobhan, Ciaran, Sinead, Seamus etc. My buddy Sean could never get his name pronounced correctly in high school and beyond, he mainly goes by John. Like another friend, Surinder, goes by Sid. I've also known a fellow named Sarbjit who goes by Steve and a Harbjit who goes by Harvey.


But it still drives me nuts when I hear name Worcestershire murdered, especially by chefs, Its pronounced Woostershire for Pete's sake.

Leicestershire

 

[Curious Cdn]

Blackleaf-Blockleaf

 

[Blackleaf]

Blackleaf-Blockleaf

It's pronounced like "black" and "leaf" joined together.

The name is a rendering of my surname "de Blacliffe". It's Norman and is pronounced "Debbie."