I work with people all over the world. The number one thing I try to do is get their names and gender correct. It is SO important. Names have POWER.
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THIS!!!
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Do you know the Warsan Shire quote about this?
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No! Tell me!
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It's such a simple thing too. Just ask. "Hey, how do you pronounce your name?". For most of us, we don't mind if people take a bit of time to get it right as long as they are genuinely trying.
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THIS! I don't expect nondesis to get our names perfectly right, but at least TRY.
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Just ask politely.
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Yep. There are unfamiliar names. But I try to ask everyone to say their name for me, even if it is a familiar one. Ikm not trying to make anyone feel singled out, and it also catches unusual pronunciations of more common names.
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Because apparently my name is hard to pronounce, I am always very alert to checking I'm saying people's names the way they prefer. By using my ears when they introduce themselves, by apologising if they grimace and correcting myself, by just generally not being an arse.
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That means those names are harder or impossible to pronounce to you then
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