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Yeah, you might have a hard time understanding how many times I’ve heard my own last name pronounced incorrectly by people who are clearly Native American Engli
by bradknowles 5y ago
Yeah, you might have a hard time understanding how many times I’ve heard my own last name pronounced incorrectly by people who are clearly Native American English speakers. And from a name that goes back to at least the 1600s in the “Domesday Book” from England.
It wasn’t until Beyoncé became a thing that some people started getting it right. And even then, I’ve still had to prompt them — “you know, like Beyoncé?”