I was adopted as a child by an American family. They still can't pronounce my name correctly.
I was adopted when I was 5, and my parents Americanized my name. I've been trying to correct my family for 18 years.
Dr Geoff Lindsey on MSN2d
Who Pronounces Foreign Words Like PASTA Right? 🇺🇸 or 🇬🇧?
A discussion of the different ways American and British English pronounce loanwords from other languages.
'No one can ever pronounce my name – they always confuse me with something else'
A woman explained how to pronounce her name – as it often gets mistaken for other words. Despite the confusion, she said ...