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#1 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:26:50
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Does your name (first/last) ever get mispronunciations by anyone? (heard of, known of)
And for example, I wonder how do you pronounce "João Monteiro"? (for non-Portuguese speakers).
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#2 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:28:29
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#3 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:30:09
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No, but my friends, Ben Dover and Phil McCracken do.
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#4 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:30:16
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My name gets spelt wrong a lot.
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#5 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:35:24
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In GPRO forums I'm sometimes called Santtu, almost always called Santu and rarely someone decides to call me "Santa"... But in real life finnish language is very hard to mispronunciate... Unless you're not from Finland ahha.
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#6 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:38:57
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Every time they mispronounce it and they spel it always wrong, both first and last name :/
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#7 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:41:47
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Quote ( Jake Logan @ August 3rd 2010,11:26:50 )
João Monteiro"
I say Zhoao Monteiro!
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Tip: If someone's name has those weird äöü letters and you can't/don't want to write them, put aou instead - do not write the name without them!
-Vanne Vnnen
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#9 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 11:45:45
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I think not many of u know how to pronounce my name.
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It would be good if those with difficult to pronounce names could explain how they should be spoken.
Quote ( Wopke Hoekstra @ August 3rd 2010,11:45:45 )
I think not many of u know how to pronounce my name.
Vowka Hook-strah? (guessing that it's a silent 'p')
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My surname always gets misspelt like Gionatis or Gionitis in GPRO forums. That is a bit annoying.
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Quote ( Wopke Hoekstra @ August 3rd 2010,11:45:45 )
I think not many of u know how to pronounce my name.
Dutch names are quite hard... Every Finnish commentator pronounces names like Dirk Kuyt or Wesley Sneijder differently and people here are arguing about the correct pronounciation... which no-one really knows... :/
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Quote ( Andrew Watson @ August 3rd 2010,11:48:01 )
Vowka Hook-strah?
I dunno :p
In Dutch you pronounce the 'p' very clear.
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Quote ( Peter Thompson @ August 3rd 2010,11:30:09 )
No, but my friends, Ben Dover and Phil McCracken do.
I know them! They are friends of Patrick Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatrick ;-)
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Quote ( Wopke Hoekstra @ August 3rd 2010,11:45:45 )
I think not many of u know how to pronounce my name.
Vopki Hokstrah?
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Quote ( Wopke Hoekstra @ August 3rd 2010,11:53:25 )
In Dutch you pronounce the 'p' very clear.
I'm wrong then. Is the "W" pronounced like the W in Wesley, or like the V in Van? And does the "ke" sound like the "cu" in Cut, or the "ke" in Key?
Edit; this could take a long time with some of the names on GPRO :\
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English speaking people more or less always spell my name Frederick or something similar.
Fredrik -
The e should be proununced like the ee in beer :)
The last part isn't ment to be proununced as "rick". If it should be, it would definitly be spelled with a C.
The correct pronunciation of "rik" should be somethign similar to "reek" in the word creek.
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Quote ( Andrew Watson @ August 3rd 2010,11:58:31 )
I'm wrong then. Is the "W" pronounced like the W in Wesley, or like the V in Van? And does the "ke" sound like the "cu" in Cut, or the "ke" in Key?
W in Wesley
and ke in Cut
In Dutch at least.
Hookstra(pronounce the 'a' like in cArl.)
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some people pronounce my name as Zara :S its pronounced the same as Sarah...only spelt without the H :(
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Quote ( Sara Taylor @ August 3rd 2010,12:04:54 )
some people pronounce my name as Zara :S its pronounced the same as Sarah...only spelt without the H :(
I would pronunce Zara and Sarah the same way, even Sara would be the same pronunciation in english for me.
The sweedish way to pronunce Sara is more similar to "Saara", the first A is longer then the second A.
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Quote ( Fredrik Palmqvist @ August 3rd 2010,12:08:22 )
The sweedish way to pronunce Sara is more similar to "Saara", the first A is longer then the second A. I knew a dog named Sara. I called him something like that. :)
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João - I have a teacher called that, I pronounce it - Joha and only say the h verry lightly, but I try to say it verry fast so even if there is a mistake she might not hear it.
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Quote ( Wopke Hoekstra @ August 3rd 2010,11:45:45 )
I think not many of u know how to pronounce my name.
It's simple. Wopke Orchestra !
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#24 posted Aug 3rd 2010, 12:29:09 (last edited Aug 3rd 2010, 12:32:02 by Jake Logan)
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Quote ( Janne Väänänen @ August 3rd 2010,11:52:58 )
Every Finnish commentator pronounces names like Dirk Kuyt or
I thought the name was pronounced "Dirt Quit" xD
Is Kuyt pronounced like "Cao" or "cout" (with "ou" in couch)?
Quote ( Sara Taylor @ August 3rd 2010,12:04:54 )
some people pronounce my name as Zara :S its pronounced the same as Sarah...only spelt without the H :(
Some people pronounce your surname as "Tailor".
Quote ( Alin Costrasuc @ August 3rd 2010,12:23:03 )
It's simple. Wopke Orchestra !
LOL. Bravo :))
Is it "Wop-keh Hoo-ek-st-ra"? (with soft "keh")
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Quote ( Jake Logan @ August 3rd 2010,12:29:09 )
Some people pronounce your surname as "Tailor".
and quite right they'd be
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Quote ( Fredrik Palmqvist @ August 3rd 2010,12:02:00 )
Fredrik -
The e should be proununced like the ee in beer :)
The last part isn't ment to be proununced as "rick". If it should be, it would definitly be spelled with a C.
The correct pronunciation of "rik" should be somethign similar to "reek" in the word creek.
Friedriik?
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Quote ( Santtu Sara @ August 3rd 2010,12:31:20 )
Friedriik?
I often pronounce "Friedrik" or "Friedrick" like "Fried" (fried chicken) + "Rick"
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Quote ( Alin Costrasuc @ August 3rd 2010,12:23:03 )
. Wopke Orchestra !
LOOL!
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People commonly mis-spell my surname Laurence, which looks French in my opinion.
This is probably as my surname isn't pronounced with Law at the start (as in words like law,lawful, etc.), but as Lor (as in lord, floor).
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I live in England and some people pronounce my name waaay badly
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