I had to block a stalker because he went nuts after I tweeted that my family pronounces our name differently in English than in Polish This is the kind of weird stuff you have to deal with when you reach a certain level apparently He is now replying to my friends with this:pic.twitter.com/Gq2yVfP4ZI
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I live in the Anglosphere so the options are: 1) Anglicize the spelling to Posobietz 2) Change the pronunciation So my family decided to go with what was more accomodating for the most people while maintaining the traditional Polish form Bonus: Cyrillic spelling Пособец
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As a linguist I have no doubt that you know how to pronounce your own last name.
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And how do you pronounce yours, Santo?
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In America, as an American, you can say your name anyway you want too. That's beauty of America. No Monarchs, Oligarchs, Socialism, or Communism to tell you how to say it. My name is pronounced one way in English, Another in Portuguese, Another in Brasilian Portuguese, Another in
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Spanish ( several ways actually depending on the dialect and region), Another in Italian, Another in German, Another in French and so on. Freaking language NAZI's. It's America, and we have a 1st Amendment. That means you can say it how you want too.
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I am praying for the Posobics.
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Ha! When I first read this, I read "understall" in error. Stir crazy is a real thing although frankly both words seem to make sense.
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