Name pronunciations

[bless 'em all]

With a surname like mine I'm quite happy to take a 'close enough' approach. Even my relatives in The Netherlands laugh at the way I pronounce it.

[Sysman]

I get an email from someone who as part of the email sig states how to pronounce their name.

Another guy has last name of Sugar, but he pronounces it as ‘Soooogaar’.

What is the point?

It's a waste of time, 'cos everyone will pronounce it how they want.

I was working with a Swiss chap last year who Anglicised everyone's names for me.

As a result I hadn't a clue how to contact any of them by email.

On the Shugar vs Soogar thing, that was a clue used by Sherlock Holmes in one of his cases, from which I learned that only the plebs pronounced it with "sh" in his day.

[stek]

You say Spasiba, I say Spasibo.

Let;s call the whole thing off!

[MarillionFan]

I get an email from someone who as part of the email sig states how to pronounce their name.

Another guy has last name of Sugar, but he pronounces it as ‘Soooogaar’.

What is the point?

I bought a horse that had a name that sounded like that for the dogs.

[Freamon]

The current mrs stek reminds me constantly it's not 'ROMan AbROMovich', it's pronounced 'raMAN AbramOVich'...

Unstressed 'o' is pronounced 'a' in Russian, like 'spasiba' - not 'spasibo'...

You say Spasiba, I say Spasibo.

[stek]

The current mrs stek reminds me constantly it's not 'ROMan AbROMovich', it's pronounced 'raMAN AbramOVich'...

Unstressed 'o' is pronounced 'a' in Russian, like 'spasiba' - not 'spasibo'...

[Freamon]

There is a guy at my current clientco whose surname is Fan but we pronounce it with a "c", to rhyme with "runt".

[PAH]

you can't put Dear christian name to somebody you don't know

Yes you can. If they take offence it's up to them to let you know their preferred salutation if they haven't provided something less personal.

i.e. This should be way down the list of things keeping you awake at night. At the top of my such list is a fit blonde, but she doesn't like me calling her at all.

[doodab]

Problem is emails/letters from women who sign name+surname. Replying with Dear christian name+surname seems wierd, you can't put Dear christian name to somebody you don't know but is it Dear Miss x, Ms x or Mrs X?

I lay awake many nights worrying about this. How do others solve this major dilemma?

Ps Ms seems obvious but it gets feminists in a rage and you may get a letter bomb by return.

Honeybunch?

Dear Madam?

[Zippy]

Problem is emails/letters from women who sign name+surname. Replying with Dear christian name+surname seems wierd, you can't put Dear christian name to somebody you don't know but is it Dear Miss x, Ms x or Mrs X?

I lay awake many nights worrying about this. How do others solve this major dilemma?

Refuse to have anything to do with them and insist on speaking to a man.

[xoggoth]

Problem is emails/letters from women who sign name+surname. Replying with Dear christian name+surname seems wierd, you can't put Dear christian name to somebody you don't know but is it Dear Miss x, Ms x or Mrs X?

I lay awake many nights worrying about this. How do others solve this major dilemma?

Ps Ms seems obvious but it gets feminists in a rage and you may get a letter bomb by return.

[BrilloPad]

I get an email from someone who as part of the email sig states how to pronounce their name.

Another guy has last name of Sugar, but he pronounces it as ‘Soooogaar’.

What is the point?

It saves having to guess. For instance most round here pronounce Wilslow as w-i-m-p

[Spacecadet]

I get an email from someone who as part of the email sig states how to pronounce their name.

Another guy has last name of Sugar, but he pronounces it as ‘Soooogaar’.

What is the point?

Its natures way of telling you to avoid them

[Wilmslow]

I get an email from someone who as part of the email sig states how to pronounce their name.

Another guy has last name of Sugar, but he pronounces it as ‘Soooogaar’.

What is the point?