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Re:The enigmatic Portuguese R (2013) by Kaze404 on Friday January 14, 2022 @09:38AM (#29934933)
"Rod" might work as a suitable nickname, since it's also used for names like Roderick (which sounds eerily similar to Rodrigo now that I think about it).
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Re:The enigmatic Portuguese R (2013) by soneca on Friday January 14, 2022 @09:56AM (#29935186)
No one calls me Rod, I am not comfortable creating an actual nickname. I am happy enough just changing the pronunciation
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Re:The enigmatic Portuguese R (2013) by Kaze404 on Friday January 14, 2022 @11:15AM (#29936299)
You don't necessarily have to frame it that way. "Hey folks, I understand my name can be difficult to pronounce sometimes so feel free to call me X". But I also totally understand if you don't feel like it's necessary. Just something to keep in mind :)
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Re:The enigmatic Portuguese R (2013) by kergonath on Friday January 14, 2022 @03:07PM (#29939626)
My approach as well. I’m not bothered with different people pronouncing my name differently. Does not stop me from being pedantic about pronouncing other people’s “correctly” :)
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