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

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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