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in reply to a message by Felie
I want to like Roland, I really do. My petty gripes are that: 1. it is an anagram of Ronald, one of my least favorite names; and 2. the customary pronunciation where I live (English) is the one I find least appealing.
My favorite pronunciation is probably ro-LAHND, although I also enjoy the French.
Roland - pronounced ideally - sounds stoic, loyal, regal, self-possessed, yet a tad humorless. It makes me think of knights, kings and conquerors, and literary heroes with ironclad morals.
Where I live, however, the conventional pronunciation of Roland just evokes socially-awkward-bespectacled-slightly-chubby boys and uncouth older men. For some reason, I just can't shake thoughts of Ronald McDonald whenever I hear it, which is rarely.
My favorite pronunciation is probably ro-LAHND, although I also enjoy the French.
Roland - pronounced ideally - sounds stoic, loyal, regal, self-possessed, yet a tad humorless. It makes me think of knights, kings and conquerors, and literary heroes with ironclad morals.
Where I live, however, the conventional pronunciation of Roland just evokes socially-awkward-bespectacled-slightly-chubby boys and uncouth older men. For some reason, I just can't shake thoughts of Ronald McDonald whenever I hear it, which is rarely.
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