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HelpRe: If you had a difficult-to-pronounce name...
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
It really depends on why they're mispronouncing it. A lot of French-speaking people pronounce my first name incorrectly because they have trouble with the "th-" sound. I don't bother correcting them because I know they aren't doing it on purpose and the sound doesn't exist in their language. But when people insist on calling me Sam or Sammy, despite having been corrected, then I get frustrated and annoyed. I wouldn't answer to them.
My last name is always mispronounced. Every. Single. Time. As long as the attempt makes linguistic sense, I don't bother correcting people. If they leave out syllables or insert random sounds, then I correct them. It's hard though because even when I tell people how to pronounce my last name, they still get it wrong. I understand now why my grandpa and my dad allowed people to pronounce it like a common Scottish last name even though our last name is not pronounced that way at all.
Ultimately, I'm more likely to be silently frustrated and just accept that my name will never be pronounced correctly.
♥ Samantha + Evangelos est. 19.02.17 ♥
My last name is always mispronounced. Every. Single. Time. As long as the attempt makes linguistic sense, I don't bother correcting people. If they leave out syllables or insert random sounds, then I correct them. It's hard though because even when I tell people how to pronounce my last name, they still get it wrong. I understand now why my grandpa and my dad allowed people to pronounce it like a common Scottish last name even though our last name is not pronounced that way at all.
Ultimately, I'm more likely to be silently frustrated and just accept that my name will never be pronounced correctly.
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