2019.11.17 Sunday
sound-shaped correspondence
English sound-shaped correspondence system should be one of the most brain-burning systems in the world.
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Have you ever thought that there is no English vocabulary book that requires you to remember your name.
But this is very contradictory to reality. Even if the scope is limited to the English world, all kinds of strange names can always make you doubt why you have learned English for so many years, so why even your personal name is wrong.
It's like foreigners learning Chinese. There are only a few "Xiao Ming, Xiao Hong, Xiao Huang" in the textbook. Once they meet "Liu Chen, Wang Shen, Wu Ben", they will be stunned.
Back to English, in reality, when you encounter a name like Nicki Minaj, Leila, or Jake Gyllenhaal, you can't tell if it's right.
Because of this, foreigners have also made a lot of jokes.
Researcher Matt Daniels from Pudding.com and others selected the names of several celebrities and made them into fill-in-the-blank questions. They collected a total of 340,000 spelling answers submitted by netizens. The results showed that the spellings of netizens were also strange.
Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson 's last answer, only 8,600 people spelled correctly. Most of them were wrong in the last syllable sson.
Oscar Best Actor winner Mathew McConaughey's last name is also very difficult to spell. Of the 11,000 answers, only 6,500 people spelled correctly.
The name of rapper Nicki Minaj may be due to a relatively short reason, and 25,000 out of 27,000 people answered correctly.
misspelling and misreading are often accompanied by each other. For example, the name of the British princess Meghan Markle should be Mee-gan, May-gan or Meg-n?
Even if someone tells you that Australians can read Mee-gan when they see this name, Americans can read May-gan, but British people can read Meg-n, you will only be more confused about how to spell the name.
English pronunciation and shape correspondence system should be one of the most brain-burning systems in the world. There are many similar names for
, for example:
Kristy/Kirsty
Louis - LOO-is or LOO-ee
Caroline/Carolyn
Sarah/Sarah - SA-ra or SER-a
Leila - LEE-la LIE-la, or LAY-la
Lena - LEE-na, LAY-na or LE-na
Arianna - ar-ee-AN-a or ar-ee-AHN-a
Linnea - li-NAY-a or LI-nea
Lucia - lu-SEE-a or lu-CHEE-a
Isla - EYE-la commonly mispronounced as IS-la
Tamara - TA-mara or ta-MA-ra
names with the same encounters include: Anthony, Geoffrey, Hermione, Isaac, Penelope, Stephen, Theresa, etc.
These nouns will have different pronunciations or spellings in different countries or cultural backgrounds.
A common problem is that others cannot read (spoke) your name.
One thing that students studying abroad empathize with is that they either have to give themselves an English name or have to endure that teachers and classmates are pronounced incorrectly in the pinyin of your Chinese name from time to time.
Even in China, if your name contains rare characters, unless you are a Chinese teacher, there is a great possibility that you will be nicknamed or use similar characters to replace their correct pronunciation.
But correcting other people's pronunciation or spelling seems not easy. However, experienced people have provided three possible ways to write this article.
NO.1
The Straightforward
Straightforward
The second you hear someone make a mistake with your name, you can always jump right in to offer the correction.
The moment you hear someone pronounce your name wrong, you can correct it immediately Ta.
Yes, this will mean interrupting (which I normally don’t advice). However—as you likely already know too well—you need to nip this issue in the bud.
Yes, you have to interrupt the other party (I generally don't recommend this). However, you may know very well in your heart - to kill this mistake in its bud.
Cutting someone off mid-sentence can be a little uncomfortable. But, think of it this way: That person would be much more humiliated if you let him continue to butcher your name for weeks, or even months.
Cutting someone off mid-sentence can be a little uncomfortable. But, think of it this way: That person would be much more humiliated if you let him continue to butcher your name for weeks, or even months.
Cutting someone off mid-sentence can be a little uncomfortable. However, you have to think this way: if you let the other party pronounce your name wrongly, and if you pronounce it wrongly for weeks or even months, you will be even more embarrassed.
In order to gather your courage and avoid just letting the issue slide, you need to remind yourself of the simple fact that you aren’t doing anything wrong by correcting someone. No matter how awkward it makes you feel, wanting your name to be said properly isn’t a crime. So, stop feeling so preciousy about it.
To be able to pluck up your courage and avoid just letting the issue slide, you need to remind yourself of the simple fact that you aren’t doing anything wrong by correcting someone. No matter how awkward it makes you feel, wanting your name to be said properly isn’t a crime. So, stop feeling so preciousy about it.
To be able to pluck up your courage and avoid just letting the issue slide, you need to remind yourself of the simple fact that you aren’t doing anything wrong by correcting someone. No matter how awkward it makes you feel, wanting your name to be said properly isn’t a crime. So, stop feeling so preciousy about it.
To pluck up the courage and avoid just letting the issue slide, you need to remind yourself of the simple fact that you aren’t doing anything wrong by correcting someone. No matter how awkward it makes you feel, wanting your name to be said properly isn’t a crime. So, stop feeling so preciousy about it.
To pluck up the courage and avoid just letting the issue slide, you need to remind yourself of the simple fact that you aren’t doing anything wrong by correcting someone. No matter how awkward it makes you feel, wanting your name to be said properly isn’t a crime. So, stop feeling so preciousy about it.
To pluck up the courage and avoid just letting the issue slide, you need to remind yourself of the simple fact that you aren’t doing anything wrong by correcting someone. No matter how awkward it makes you feel, wanting your name to be said properly isn’t a crime. So, stop feeling so preciousy about it.
To pluck up the courage and avoid just letting the error continue to happen, you have to No matter how embarrassing it is, asking the other party to pronounce your name correctly is not illegal. So, don't feel guilty soon.
What it Looks Like
Person One: "Well, it’s really great to meet you, Kate. Have you—"
Person Two: "That’s Kat. Sorry to interrupt, Joe! Please, continue."
You: "It’s Kat. Sorry to interrupt, Joe! Please, continue."
You: "It’s Kat. Sorry to interrupt, Joe! Please, continue."
NO.2
The Sympathetic
Embodied
Messing up someone’s name can be pretty embarrassing for the person who does it—particularly when he or she is called out. This is why it can be helpful to offer that person an excuse for the error.
It is actually quite embarrassing to pronounce someone’s name incorrectly—especially when the person who pronounces it wrong. This is why you have to give the other party a step.
My default way of doing this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a little more lighthearted.
I usually tell the other party quickly after correcting this is by quickly mentioning that it happens all of the time. Just that simple comment makes that person feel like less of a schmuck for butchering your name, and also makes your correction a Just a simple sentence will make the other person feel that he is not that stupid and will also make your mistake correction behavior sound much easier.
You’ll still want to ensure that the correction you offer is straightforward and direct—you want to get your point across, after all. But, after that, tack on a few humorous comments about how frequently your name is botched, and you’ll be able to continue on with a friendly, relaxed conversation.
But you still have to clearly correct the error—after all, you don’t want the other party to continue pronunciating the error. But after that, add a few humorous words and say that your name is always pronounced incorrectly, so that the conversation can continue to proceed in a friendly and relaxed manner.
What it Looks Like
Person One: “Your work on this project is impressive, Katrina.”
Person One: “You have made a lot of contributions to this project, Katrina.”
Person Two: “Thank you so much! My name is actually pronounced Katarina.”
Person One: “Oh, I’m so sorry about that."
The other party: "Ah, sorry."
Person Two: "No worries! It happens all of the time. I blow my parents."
You: "It's okay! My name is always pronounced incorrectly. My parents have a great responsibility hahaha"
NO.3
The Subtle
The subtle
No matter how much advice you read or courage you attempt to muster, you just can't bring yourself to outright Correct that person who keeps screwing up your name. Perhaps you’re meeting someone who’s incredibly influential in your field or just starting a working relationship with a new boss—they’re people you feel like you simply can’t interrupt or advice.
No matter how many suggestions you have read or how courage you have to pluck, you may still not be able to correct the other person directly.It is possible that the other party is a big shot in your professional field or your boss in your new job - you may not dare to interrupt these people's speeches.
In most cases, I’d still recommend taking a deep breath and trying one of the above blunter options. But, if you simply can’t jump in and do it, it’s time to get a little sneakier. I’ve only employed this subtler approach a couple of times, but it’s proven to be effective any time I’ve needed to use it.
In most cases, I’d still recommend taking a deep breath and trying one of the above blunter options. But, if you simply can’t jump in and do it, it’s time to get a little sneakier. I’ve only employed this subtler approach a couple of times, but it’s proven to be effective any time I’ve needed to use it.
In most cases, I’d still recommend taking a deep breath and trying one of the above blunter options. But, if you simply can’t jump in and do it, it’s time to get a little sneakier. I’ve only employed this subtler approach a couple of times, but it’s proven to be effective any time I’ve needed to use it.
In most cases, I’d still recommend taking a deep breath and correcting the other party with a blunter options. But if you can't do it, you have to be more subtle. I've only done this a few times, but this method is quite effective.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to weave in. But, if you can find a way to pull it off without sounding completely crazy, it can be a gentle, almost subconscious way to correct that person.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to weave in. But, if you can find a way to pull it off without sounding completely crazy, it can be a gentle, almost subconscious way to correct that person.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to weave in. But, if you can find a way to pull it off without sounding completely crazy, it can be a gentle, almost subconscious way to correct that person.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to weave in. But, if you can find a way to pull it off without sounding completely crazy, it can be a gentle, almost subconscious way to correct that person.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to weave in. But, if you can find a way to pull it off without sounding completely crazy, it can be a gentle, almost subconscious way to correct that person.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to weave in. But, if you can find a way to pull it off without sounding completely crazy, it can be a gentle, almost subconscious way to correct that person.
When someone manages to get your name wrong, you attempt to use your own name in a sentence back to him or her. It’s not always the most natural thing to we It may not sound very good. It is natural that inserts 's own name, but if you say your name smoothly and naturally, this method of correction will be very tactful and almost subconsciously correct the other party.
What it Looks Like
Person One: “So, how did you find yourself on this career path, Kate?”
Person Two: “After getting my degree, I took some time to think to myself, ‘Kat, what can you truly see yourself doing for the next 10 years?’”
You: “After getting my degree, I took some time to think to myself, ‘Kat, what can you truly see yourself doing for the next 10 years?’”
You: “After getting my degree, I took some time to think to myself, ‘Kat, Looking at the next ten years, what do you think you will be doing? ’” How about
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Notes
nip /nɪp/v Pinch; clamp
batch /bɒtʃ/ v Clumsy messing (something)
sneaky /ˈsniːki/ adj Quietly; sneaky; sneaky
Editor: Chen Yuehua
Intern: Wang Li
Source: The Pudding; Stuff.co.nz; Wikipedia; PBS; Independent News; themuse.com
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