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Help[Opinions] Re: Frustrated by mispronunciation
in reply to a message by Haeri
Wait....if it's not Rice then what is it? I know a kid named Rhys, and everyone (including his parents) pronounces it Rice.
Okay, I just looked it up. The truth is, Reese Witherspoon is the most famous person in America with a name pronounced like that. It's understandable that people would assume it's a girl. It's also understandable that people wouldn't know how to pronounce that, especially if it's not even in the top 100.
Okay, I just looked it up. The truth is, Reese Witherspoon is the most famous person in America with a name pronounced like that. It's understandable that people would assume it's a girl. It's also understandable that people wouldn't know how to pronounce that, especially if it's not even in the top 100.
This message was edited 8/13/2011, 7:10 PM
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Wow that's quite funny that a family named their kid Rhys and didn't even know how to pronounce it properly!
Mind you, you occasionally see people pronouncing quite common names wrong deliberately. Like "it's spelled like Emma, but it's pronounced "ee-ma"" or something like that (thats just a made-up example)
Mind you, you occasionally see people pronouncing quite common names wrong deliberately. Like "it's spelled like Emma, but it's pronounced "ee-ma"" or something like that (thats just a made-up example)
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