Re: What an ethnocentric view!
in reply to a message by Ylva
I don't see how her post is ethnocentric at all. She is just stating how she thinks it *looks* like Chloe should be pronounced. If English is one's first language, then of course it's one frame of reference. Not everyone knows how Greek should be pronounced, or knows names from the Bible.
That's like dissing someone because they see "Niamh" and think it's pronounced Nye-am. I mean, how does one know how Gaelic is pronounced, unless you are familiar with the language? That's why this is a great website, I'm often looking up names to see how they are pronounced.
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Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  TJones  ·  9/14/2006, 1:18 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Marija Luminitsa  ·  9/14/2006, 10:17 PM
Definetly Zoe! nt  ·  lulu  ·  9/14/2006, 3:20 PM
Re: Chloe :)  ·  miss_smiley  ·  9/14/2006, 11:32 AM
Zoe (nt)  ·  Isla  ·  9/14/2006, 10:16 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Elemmennope  ·  9/14/2006, 9:29 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  DLB  ·  9/14/2006, 9:04 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Summer  ·  9/14/2006, 8:29 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Ylva  ·  9/14/2006, 6:00 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  TJones  ·  9/14/2006, 9:46 AM
But you would not be naming her after the cat  ·  Ylva  ·  9/14/2006, 11:50 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Kris Rose  ·  9/14/2006, 5:44 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Rachel  ·  9/14/2006, 4:38 AM
What an ethnocentric view!  ·  Ylva  ·  9/14/2006, 6:47 AM
Re: What an ethnocentric view!  ·  Summer  ·  9/14/2006, 8:34 AM
Re: What an ethnocentric view!  ·  Me  ·  9/14/2006, 8:24 AM
Post under ONE name ONLY please, Me / Brigitte (m)  ·  Moderator  ·  9/14/2006, 9:15 AM
Re: What an ethnocentric view!  ·  Laurie  ·  9/14/2006, 8:04 AM
But she knows the pronunciation  ·  Ylva  ·  9/14/2006, 11:56 AM
Re: But she knows the pronunciation  ·  Julia_Gabrielle  ·  9/15/2006, 3:28 PM
Also keep in mind...  ·  Lala  ·  9/14/2006, 3:52 PM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Sedley*  ·  9/14/2006, 4:25 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  Aine  ·  9/14/2006, 4:21 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  AshJ  ·  9/14/2006, 1:59 AM
Re: Chloe Vs. Zoe  ·  mum2bubba  ·  9/14/2006, 1:51 AM