@Suzianne saidSuyanne......Even Bill Clinton can not pronounce her name. You all need to get together for a seminar, or a symposium or a convention. Or have a Star-Wars type of celebration, like the one being held in Japan on April 20, 2005. Iron out a few details for continuity.
Nearly everyone there pronounced it correctly, as opposed to Republicans who don't want to get it right.
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-clinton-dnc-speech-mispronounces-kamala-harris-name-1942729
@AverageJoe1 saidI don’t actually think “race” is a thing.
I find your application of the word or the concept of race to be quite peculiar.
@Mott-The-Hoople saidYou wouldn't know a lady if SHE slapped you in the face.
you wouldnt know what a lady is even if one slapped you in the face with a turd
(Haha, I just realized the double entendre! - Suzi)
@Kewpie saidJust curious, how do you hear an "r" sound, when there is none?
To an Australian listening to Kamala say her name, it's Kar-muh-lah with the stress only on the first syllable.
But then, to an Australian, a short "o" spoken by an American always sounds like "ah". If you say "dot.com" I hear "dart-carm".
Deliberately mispronouncing any person's name is impolite and disrespectful. Some people here have forgotten their manners, if they ever had any.
Anyways, I guess this is in line with what Shav and I were saying about different cultures hearing differently.
Also, a short "o" sound does sound like "ah", through design.
Think "comma", "top", "pot", "god", "bog", "hot", etc.
Agree with the manners, though, but Trump has made manners "passé".
@AverageJoe1 saidBill is from Arkansas, there's a lot he can't pronounce.
Suyanne......Even Bill Clinton can not pronounce her name. You all need to get together for a seminar, or a symposium or a convention. Or have a Star-Wars type of celebration, like the one being held in Japan on April 20, 2005. Iron out a few details for continuity.
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-clinton-dnc-speech-mispronounces-kamala-harris-name-1942729
(And he only did it once.)
@Suzianne saidOur "r" sound is different too. It's shorter and doesn't have the roll at the end. Used as part of a sound it's almost the same as an H. I could have said KAH-mah-lah instead.
Just curious, how do you hear an "r" sound, when there is none?
Anyways, I guess this is in line with what Shav and I were saying about different cultures hearing differently.
@Kewpie saidThanks for the explanation.
Our "r" sound is different too. It's shorter and doesn't have the roll at the end. Used as part of a sound it's almost the same as an H. I could have said KAH-mah-lah instead.
It's interesting to get another viewpoint on language, especially when the language is ostensibly the same language.