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Author:  Beta_krogoth [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:38 pm ]
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Has anyone ever mis-pronouced your name? (Real or username)

And if so, whats the funniest one you've recieved!

I made this topic, because an old mate of mine saw my user name (i use the same one everywhere) and thought it said - Beta Cakenoes.

I nearly died with laughter, because Beta cakenoes in a welsh accent is amazing.
Author:  raziel [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:45 am ]
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My real name, oh so many times, but I don't feel comfortable saying ^^;

but for user names~

Malakok (Malanok)
Letswash (Lesswysh)

There have been others, but my brain is dead ^^;

Mal

P.S Good thread idea =D
Author:  Yokelassence3 [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:22 am ]
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How do you pronounce 'Raziel' anyway?

I've been calling you 'Razzy-yell' this whole time, or is it meant to be 'Raze-E-ull'?

Anyway nobody mispronounces my real name, it only consists of 3 letters. But I used to use the gamertag "YokelScience" until somebody mispronounced it as "Yokelassence". Been using that name ever since. I have also been called "Yokelance"

If you have trouble with my name, I recommend "Yoke" or "Yoko"
Author:  Captain Xavious [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:40 am ]
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I use my name for Lan parties all the time, and people seem to think Xavious is pronounced EX-avious. Which bugs me. Plenty.

Real name is Casey, most people don't mispronounce it unless looking off a list not knowing I'm a guy, in which case Cah-see is a popular pronunciation...
Author:  Blade sword [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:54 am ]
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While my name is normally pronounced, my first name however is always mispronounced ...
At the point I wonder if people knows how to read :angry-cussing:
But with my nickname, no probs with it.
Author:  Herr General [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:30 am ]
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My last name is difficult to pronounce to most people- or all people.

Other than that, nobody really has a problem with my username.
Author:  Sarge [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:36 pm ]
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My last name, is always grammerly misprnounced
Author:  Bjossi [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:58 pm ]
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Only Icelanders can pronounce my real name correctly. Especially my last name.
Author:  DarkCarnivour [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:44 pm ]
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Bjossi wrote:
Only Icelanders can pronounce my real name correctly. Especially my last name.
I bet we can. How is it pronounced correctly?

Nobody can pronounce my last name correctly. Must be cause it too simple. Some of the more common ones:
Rickett
Ry-kett
Ry-kert
Richard
Richards
Richitts

Some even have trouble with the first name and some can't handle Carnivour either. Its supposed to be pronounced the same as Carnivore.
Author:  Captain Xavious [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:46 pm ]
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B-yorn Al-freds-son?

Nowe-Lan Rich-Ert?
Author:  TurdDrive [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:56 pm ]
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Sam Kitt,

Never any mistakes.
Author:  Bjossi [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:07 pm ]
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Captain Xavious wrote:
B-yorn Al-freds-son?


Close. Byurn Alfrethson is probably the closest a text description can go.
Some details to note:

English r's and Icelandic r's are very different. With a lifetime of practice I scroll r's with ease but I have heard it is very challenging for many native English speakers. I think Willy from the Simpsons can do it pretty well. :P

Byu- because my name doesn't have an o but an ö (o umlaut). Our ö sounds a lot like the 'u' sound in words like 'under' or 'up'.
Author:  {ABA}Worlock [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:48 pm ]
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People usually get mine right, its ether Yeager or Jaeger.
The automated phone calls screw it up bad.
ROFL I bet they would realy screw up some of yours.
Author:  ShadowBlade [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:55 pm ]
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I remember when having to tell someone my surname to fill in on some receipt or the like.

"Richert"
"uuuhh.. R I C H A.."
"No, RichERT. E R T"
"Richards"
"No, E R T"
"R I C H A R D"
"E R T. Rich. ert"

In the end, the thing said " Richard". Wtf :P
Author:  Captain Xavious [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:00 pm ]
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Hah hah, awesome! :D

I must admit I never heard of Richert before, but I can't imagine it being something difficult to pronounce. I'm guessing maybe because the alternative, similar sounding Richard is more common (I think), people just revert to what they are used to.
Author:  ShadowBlade [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:12 pm ]
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Guess so :)

But when you spell it out.. come on :P

As DC mentioned up there, very few get such a seemingly simple name right..
Author:  Yokelassence3 [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:48 pm ]
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Yea, I'd blame it on the fact that 'Richard' is a very, very common name to the point where we expect every 10th person to have it. People are assuming you just said 'Richard' with an strange accent.

Quote:
With a lifetime of practice I scroll r's with ease but I have heard it is very challenging for many native English speakers


I can't scroll my R's at all. It's one of those things you gotta use while you are growing up or else it just becomes absolutely awkward
Author:  Grizzlykiller [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:38 am ]
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To be honest my name is REALLY Easy to say Its "Tony" Simple and easy but i use tony all the time

My real real name Is "anthony" but when people write my name they normally forget the h ;D

So i call myself tony so they dont get confused.

And grizzlykiller, Its Grizz-ly-killer

NOT Grizzly-killer ;D
Author:  Black Eagle [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:21 am ]
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ShadowBlade wrote:
As DC mentioned up there, very few get such a seemingly simple name right..


Well, we do live in South Africa, one of the countries with the worst accents and pronunciation skills... ;)

We've never had problems with foreign names, or any names, it comes naturally, you pronounce it how the originating language does.. :roll:

Europeans tend to be better when it comes to linguistic skills... :handgestures-thumbupright:
Author:  Herr General [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:50 am ]
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Hell, why not.

Try to pronounce this. 90% of everyone gets it wrong, and it's usually over a PA system.

DeColibus

dee cawl ih bus
Author:  Black Eagle [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:57 am ]
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Deh Sol-ee-bus? :)

What language is it from?, Spanish, Italian?, something from western Europe? ;)
Author:  Beta_krogoth [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:27 pm ]
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To be fair, i'm usually the one cocking up the pronouciations for peoples names...

Dyslexia is a cruel and unforgiving bitch i must say.

I have a greek friend, whos been an amazing mate for a very long time now, who has also had years of every single teacher in our old school pronoucing his name wrong XD

We used to just wait at the beginning of a new class for what the teacher would say... good times... i miss them so ;/
Author:  Herr General [ Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:04 pm ]
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Black Eagle wrote:
Deh Sol-ee-bus? :)

What language is it from?, Spanish, Italian?, something from western Europe? ;)


Almost right. The C is hard.

It's originally Italian- De Collibus apparently means "down from the hills".
Author:  Black Eagle [ Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:34 am ]
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Herr General wrote:
Almost right. The C is hard.


Yeah, it was a toss up between the two, not knowing exactly which language it was from, but I was pretty sure it was Italian... ;)
Author:  Herr General [ Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:05 am ]
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Well, you did a lot better than most people.

Some of the ways people pronounce it cannot be adequately represented in writing. ;)
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