Vanity As Lifestyle Choice

10 Replies to “Vanity As Lifestyle Choice”

1. If mispronouncing both my first and last names is any indication, I’ve been subject to racism for most of my life. I also collect mis-spellings of my surname and I’ve gathered quite a number over the years. I find many of them quite humourous.

   Then again, I’m a white European by birth, so, I guess, I can’t claim to be oppressed or offended by any of that, can I?

2. My name, although Anglo, is a tad uncommon – when, as is often the case, I’m asked to spell it, the reaction is almost always “It’s spelled just like it sounds” – well, yeah.

   1. When I tell people I’m from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan …

      1. Obviously, a made-up name….

      2. Sackatoons Sackattachawan???

3. I have not just a Francophone family name, but an odd one at that (Norman in origin). No Anglo ever gets it right, and most don’t even get the “pronunciation of convenience” that we’ve adopted for non-French use. French speakers know the pronunciation rules, assuming they recognise it as French. English speakers seem to fail quite often on English rules. “Marc” also has two “correct” pronunciations, depending on the language. I’ve been hearing both wrong since I was a wee gaffer, and I never once ever thought there was either prejudice or racism involved. Because i’m not a psychotic who believes the universe revolves around him or its related victimology.

   1. Mac…? Avec un accent francaise..?
      Perhaps..?

      1. In French, it’s more like changing the R to an H and sticking it in the back of your throat and still trying to make it an R. Some accents will roll the R a bit, though (Acadian, for one).

         The pronunciation of my family name in French is so entirely dissimilar to the English rules of pronunication, it’s not funny. Ironically, but for one letter, it’s the same spelling as a commonish English name, which provides for increased confusion to the uninitiated.

         But, as I said, I’ve had it my whole life, and I’m completely used to it by now. As a kid, it used to upset me no end. 😛

4. Last name, six letters, 4 consonants, 2 vowels that are the same, two syllables. People cannot pronounce it. The closest people get is a “French” version that rhymes with Savard, I am okay with that. Interestingly, if I divide it into two 3 letter names, it would still sound like a real name.

5. well my real name is zxxybmdrifhwjjglpolufmn.
   any ub youse msprdouce hit imagonna bunch yer lits hout.

   jeezuz murphy end times pulEEEZE get here soon and END this nonsense.