Moments of Permanence - We should be clear on certain things: Names, identity, and why certain people need to shut up hard

From: susanreads Date: June 15th, 2009 12:06 pm (UTC) He said what?! (Link)

Bleedin' 'eck.

Sotomayor is obviously a Spanish name. Doesn't everybody know where the stress goes in Spanish? Does he pronounce it to rhyme with mayor, however that's pronounced in USA?

Also, who are you calling newcomers, you feckin' descendant of only-200-years-ago immigrants? ... hang on ... Krikorian looks like an Armenian name; I think that means the Spanish have been there longer than he has.

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From: sami Date: June 15th, 2009 02:40 pm (UTC) Re: He said what?! (Link)

I couldn't tell you with confidence where stress goes in Spanish names, actually. In my experience, at least, Australia doesn't have much of a Spanish-background population. (But America does, so dude has no excuse.) However, since it's her damn name, I'd default to pronouncing it the way she does, and oh look, problem solved.

Also, re: the newcomer thing: Yes. With elements of "so, you'll be converting your name to a pronunciation compatible with the local Native language, right?"

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