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It might also be a Nordic thing. In my experience we go out of our way to allow for English pronunciations of our names.
by hagbarth 2y ago
It might also be a Nordic thing. In my experience we go out of our way to allow for English pronunciations of our names.
- nobody9999 2y ago>It might also be a Nordic thing. In my experience we go out of our way to allow for English pronunciations of our names. Do you also (and correctly, I might add) decry the errors of the Anglosphere as Mr. Wirth did[0][1]? Niklaus Wirth has lamented that, whereas Europeans pronounce his name correctly (Ni-klows Virt), Americans invariably mangle it into (Nick-les Worth). Which is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value. [0] https://motd.ambians.com/quotes.php/name/freebsd_fortunes_5/toc_id/1-0-6/s/696 https://motd.ambians.com/quotes.php/name/freebsd_fortunes_5/... [1] No, this is nothing new. Then again, perhaps someone will see it for the first time and be one of today's "lucky 10,000"[2] [2] https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/