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Redball:
But that sounds so ... convenient.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Akima on 08 Jun 2012, 08:13 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 08 Jun 2012, 07:57 ---There are even people who think that what I really want to be called is Paulo, when my name is Paul.
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Eh? Portuguese style? Powlo?
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Yup - it seems weird to me, especially given my particularly obvious Englishness.
bainidhe_dub:
--- Quote from: Akima on 08 Jun 2012, 08:13 ---For example, many Chinese surnames begin with the initial that is represented in pinyin as zh (Zhou, Zhang, Zheng etc.). I advise people simply to pronounce zh like the j at the beginning of jungle, jangle, or Joseph.
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Wait, seriously? Why didn't I know this, like, ages ago? I could have been marginally less awkward on so many occasions!
--- Quote from: lepetitfromage on 08 Jun 2012, 07:00 ---Dalsgard....not Duhlsgard, Duhlsgurd, Dalsgurd, Delsgard, Dalesgard......Dals. Gard.
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Yeah, but is the first A like the sound in doll or pal?
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: Akima on 08 Jun 2012, 08:13 ---I advise people simply to pronounce zh like the j at the beginning of jungle, jangle, or Joseph.
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Is the actual way it's actually pronounced kind of like a 'Z' sound, but mixed with an 'Sh' sound? Seriously curious, since I have a fascination with Asian languages.
lepetitfromage:
--- Quote from: bainidhe_dub on 08 Jun 2012, 09:44 ---
--- Quote from: lepetitfromage on 08 Jun 2012, 07:00 ---Dalsgard....not Duhlsgard, Duhlsgurd, Dalsgurd, Delsgard, Dalesgard......Dals. Gard.
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Yeah, but is the first A like the sound in doll or pal?
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definitely like pal. I dunno...maybe it's just easy for me because I'm used to it...
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