Timeline for Do you pronounce foreigners' names with the foreign pronunciation?
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| Aug 18, 2022 at 23:00 | comment | added | Simon Geard | It's always correct to use the name they give you, regardless of local pronunciation. Though anecdotally, when traveling in countries which speak a non-English but European language (e.g. Spanish), I tend to introduce myself using the local pronunciation, since it doesn't bother me, and it's easier for them to remember. | |
| Feb 8, 2017 at 8:17 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/829242795999244288 | ||
| Feb 2, 2017 at 4:38 | answer | added | fectin | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 4:25 | history | edited | Jasper | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Corrected plural possessive.
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| Feb 2, 2017 at 1:51 | history | edited | Jasper |
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 21:08 | answer | added | Andrew | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 20:55 | answer | added | RichF | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 20:52 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | Politeness says to call them by the name they want to be called, using the pronunciation they would prefer. | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 20:32 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 20:21 | comment | added | WRX | It depends on if I am talking to a person who knows the person or have heard the name pronounced. If I know the name Jesus is pronounced with a soft j, then I say, "Heysus", if I don't, I might say "Gezzus". | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 20:10 | history | asked | ASA | CC BY-SA 3.0 |