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Jan 11, 2022 · Casually anglicizing names is not only disrespectful of people’s cultural heritage and traditions — it is also disrespectful of them. Here’s how to get better at pronouncing names.
- Rajat Panwar
Oct 5, 2020 · When people forget our name, mispronounce it, or intentionally address us using names that aren’t really “ours”, the message is very different. We feel dismissed, disrespected, that we’re not important enough for someone to make the effort, and we tune out.
To say "What is your name?" is always abrupt and unflattering. If you want to know with whom you have been talking, you can generally find a third person later and ask "Who was the lady with the grey feather in her hat?"
To say "What is your name?" is always abrupt and unflattering. If you want to know with whom you have been talking, you can generally find a third person later and ask "Who was the lady with the grey feather in her hat?"
The trick is to use epithets - a short descriptive phrase that identifies the character without using their name. This works because you can have lots of different epithets for a single character, so it's not as repetitive as the name, and - because it links to the character - isn't as confusing for the reader as a page filled with "he" and "his".
Aug 1, 2024 · Xian Zhao, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto whose research focuses on ethnic name pronunciation, says that although many people don't realise it, habitually pronouncing an...
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Most people of good taste very much dislike being asked their names. To say "What is your name?" is always abrupt and unflattering. If you want to know with whom you have been talking, you can generally find a third person later and ask "Who was the lady with the grey feather in her hat?"
