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My last name is koc (turkish..) and it's funny to observe english speaking people trying not to spell it like "cock".
by eknkc 10y ago
My last name is koc (turkish..) and it's funny to observe english speaking people trying not to spell it like "cock".
- denzil_correa 10y agoMost English speakers would not know that the sound of 'c' in the Turkish alphabet is closer to the 'j' in 'joy'. The presence of the alphabet 'ç' also adds to more confusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet#Sounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet#Sounds
- elros 10y agoBut wouldn't Koc be pronounced something like "Kodj"?
- afsina 10y agomore like /koCH/
- stevekemp 10y agoIn Edinburgh there is "Cockburn Street", which is pronounced "Co-burn": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_Street,_Edinburgh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_Street,_Edinburgh (Also the Cockburn Association.)
- dash2 10y agoIrresistibly reminded of http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/10/we-all-feel-like-that-now-and-then.html http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/10/we-all-feel-like-that-n... . Apologies.