Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers

Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by AYBABTME on Monday July 26, 2021 @10:12AM (#27959561)

You got me well confused here. Take my experience of the phenomenon as you wish and incorporate it or not into your decision making process, at your leisure. I'm not the only one who feels this way when citizens corner us immigrants into pronouncing our names for a while.

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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @07:08AM (#27971022)

Feel free to be annoyed and to share whatever you think the right thing to do is whenever you encounter these people.

However, calling them "woke-posturing" in a disparaging way is a paradox if you prefer them to be aware of your opinions and experiences and change to better accommodate you as a member of an outgroup.

That's what "woke" means.

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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by gerbilly on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:13AM (#27968529)

I think some of us feel that you sounded a bit peevish about the whole thing.

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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by AYBABTME on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @10:26PM (#27979732)

Oh yes, that would be a correct statement.

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