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To me names are simply not translatable. A name is not a word, is a sound we associate with our selves. The Americanized form of "Rodrigo" is not the sound you
by SwiftyBug 5y ago
To me names are simply not translatable. A name is not a word, is a sound we associate with our selves. The Americanized form of "Rodrigo" is not the sound you associate with your self I'd too feel weird to introduce myself trying to emulate an accent.
- School-Cotton 5y agoHave you ever lived in a country that spoke a language other than your native one? You very, very quickly get used to introducing yourself in a way that people from that country can pronounce. It’s really not a big deal. > A name is not a word, is a sound we associate with our selves. All words are just sounds we arbitrarily associate with various concepts; names are not special in this sense. (In fact, in some languages, the word for “name” and “noun” are the same). Like every other word, names follow the phonological and phonotactic rules of the language they’re part of. There’s a reason English has John and Spanish has Juan.