Whats in a name? was Re: SC - Vacation/Training 8/8-8/17

[Bonne]

Micaylah wrote:
> 
> It sorta fits...
> 
> My mundane name is Michelle Groulx (Québecqois and pronounced "grew"). You
> can well imagine anglophones trying to pronounce this, try it phoenetically
> yourself. Especially the phone people that call you up to bother you about
> some such thing they are selling. If they don't get it right the first time,
> I say that there is no such person living here and ring off. :)

for some reason, many people around here pronounce my husband's surname as
McGain (long A) , instead of properly as McGann (short a). It makes no sense
for them to do this, but they do.


Bonne
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