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Topic: How do you pronounce your last name? |
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Quote ( Michael Winkley @ May 12th 2011,18:32:51 )
Jack, your surname sounds more German than it does Welsh.
This calendar year alone I've been asked whether I'm Irish, Flemish, Polish, German, Hungarian, Welsh, Dutch, Norwegian, Swiss or Belgian
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Quote ( Andrew Watson @ May 12th 2011,18:25:29 )
If you have a goofy name, then of course everyone is going to get the pronunciation wrong. Why would they know any different?
I would probably say W-aims or way-miss, depends on my mood
Of course everyone is going to.
Pretending to be offended is hilarious though.
Especially if people presume I've just said Williams. Because thats just rude, Williams has three syllables and Wemyss has one. It means they obviously haven't been listening. This means I lose all faith in whoever they are being able to do their job properly or lose faith in their ability hold a reasonable conversation.
This is the point where I begin to take the piss.
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Jack, learn a bit of each and you'll have your way with a lot of the ladies. ;p
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Quote ( Cristian Morales @ May 11th 2011,18:31:42 )
Morales (as it's written and accented in the A)
Morale s (like 'sh') or Morale sz (like 's(et)')?
Quote ( Jack Wemyss @ May 12th 2011,18:42:56 )
This calendar year alone I've been asked whether I'm Irish, Flemish, Polish, German, Hungarian, Welsh, Dutch, Norwegian, Swiss or Belgian
Interesting your name is far from a hungarian one :D
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Quote ( Mátyás Kinde @ May 12th 2011,19:25:48 )
Quote ( Jack Wemyss @ May 12th 2011,18:42:56 )
This calendar year alone I've been asked whether I'm Irish, Flemish, Polish, German, Hungarian, Welsh, Dutch, Norwegian, Swiss or Belgian
Interesting your name is far from a hungarian one :D
I could not describe the person who asked that as intelligent.
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Quote ( Jack Wemyss @ May 12th 2011,18:46:51 )
Wemyss has one.
Weeeeeeeeeeeemz? :D
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Quote ( Jonathan Seifort @ May 11th 2011,23:15:25 )
Quote ( Cole Fainter @ May 11th 2011,23:11:53 )
Fainter [Fay-en-terr] [English word "fainter", duh ;)]
Fainter as in "Fainting"?
No - fainting as in "sugar"
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Quote ( Mátyás Kinde @ May 12th 2011,19:25:48 )
Quote ( Cristian Morales @ May 11th 2011,18:31:42 )
Morales (as it's written and accented in the A)
Morale s (like 'sh') or Morale sz (like 's(et)')? like in september (like 's', not 'sh' or 's(et)')
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whats the difference between the 's' in september and set? :D So it's not like in portugal but like in spanish. Just checked your flag :D
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Quote ( Jack Wemyss @ May 12th 2011,18:42:56 )
This calendar year alone I've been asked whether I'm Irish, Flemish, Polish, German, Hungarian, Welsh, Dutch, Norwegian, Swiss or Belgian
I thought you are Scouse?
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Quote ( Jack Wemyss @ May 12th 2011,18:42:56 )
This calendar year alone I've been asked whether I'm Irish, Flemish, Polish, German, Hungarian, Welsh, Dutch, Norwegian, Swiss or Belgian
Isn't it Scottish?
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Quote ( Shoaib Mohamed @ May 12th 2011,20:15:14 )
I thought you are Scouse?
No I'm a human.
Quote ( Gary Fahy @ May 12th 2011,20:15:56 )
Isn't it Scottish?
It is.
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I can walk to Coaltown of Wemyss from my house xD
Bout an hour long walk mind.
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Ah-zen-sio
or
ass-en-cio
:D
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Quote ( Marcelo Ascencio @ May 13th 2011,01:55:55 )
Ah-zen-sio
or
ass-en-cio
And Descencio?
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Tim (Tim)
Timm-ee (Timmy)
Tim-Oh-Thee (Timothy)
Reeve (Not sleeve, just Reeve) :))
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Quote ( Cristian Morales @ May 13th 2011,01:57:53 )
And Descencio?
only when in negative :)
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Quote ( Craig Mclean @ May 12th 2011,17:53:17 )
I think my name is originally Irish
My surname is supposidly Irish. If I'm honest, I don't really mind where its from, its a rather rubbish surname!
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Quote ( Craig Mclean @ May 12th 2011,17:53:17 )
I aint sure what clan I am from :/ I think my name is originally Irish because it doesnt have the 'mac' which is more Scottish while 'mc' is Irish :)
Totally untrue. http://www.scottishhistory.com/articles/misc/macvsmc.html
Essentially, we're from the same family. Both names meaning Son of Gillean. - It's not an accent that pronounces it as 'clane' and the English who pronounce it 'clean' are pronouncing it incorrectly. (to which, i genuinely harass if they mis-pronounce it more than once...(after fair warning))
Also top line of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLean
Or check the Septs of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Maclean
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Quote ( Nazir Ali @ May 12th 2011,23:13:38 )
Al-i!
Er....that's surely not the correct pronunciation is it?
I, being pronounced "eye" or "aye" :)
Al -ee would be better. Unless it really is said Al-eye :/
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Different type of thread Riley Morrell.I like this and it is very useful.
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Eddy Verschuren
Eddy is from Edward, typical English name, easy.
Verschuren = Ver-sgu-ren
Original: van der Schueren about 1450 landlord of East -West Malle (Belgium).
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Quote ( Andrew Watson @ May 13th 2011,12:18:57 )
Al -ee
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Maybe Al-eek (without the k) :)
Or maybe like Muhamed Ali ?
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