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| Gusutafu Senior Member Sweden Joined 5521 days ago 655 posts - 1039 votes  Speaks: Swedish* | Message 129 of 140 04 December 2010 at 9:53pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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In the same vein there is at least one woman, a self-important union leader, named Wanja, which is the short form of Ivan and hence a male name.
We had a (Finland-Swedish) client named Axel Roos. I thought that was hilarious, but my colleagues didn't seem to get it. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| QiuJP Triglot Senior Member Singapore Joined 5855 days ago 428 posts - 597 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, EnglishC2, French Studies: Czech, GermanB1, Russian, Japanese | Message 130 of 140 03 January 2011 at 7:30pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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There is a Singaporean of Javanese origin with the name of : Batman Bin Suparman
You can google that name and most of them return the image of his IC! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| mr_chinnery Senior Member England Joined 5757 days ago 202 posts - 297 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 131 of 140 03 January 2011 at 7:48pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I read a while ago there was a craze in the far east for naming children after
electronics manufacturers... "Come on Toshiba, your dinner's ready..." 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| ruskivyetr Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5481 days ago 769 posts - 962 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Russian, Polish, Modern Hebrew | Message 132 of 140 04 January 2011 at 2:13am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Actually it's standard American pronunciation to pronounce it "Shawn". Any American you have met (and I'm assuming you yourself are American due to your living in the United States, your native language being English, and having an American birth certificate), who pronounces it that way is just them being stupid...or you're lying about this situation because I've never, ever, ever heard anyone pronounce Sean as "seen". Saying "stupid Americans" is insulting in that it generalizes that we are all stupid. I assure you, I am not stupid. Most people named Sean here spell it Sean...and they pronounce it right. And spelling it with diacritics on an American birth certificate would actually be quite stupid, as some documents (yes, legal documents), would not show such accents. Do you wonder why most Hispanic immigrants don't usually keep the accents in their names? Please...if you're American (which, again, I assume you are because you have an American birth certificate), don't call your own people idiots. You're, in essence, calling yourself an idiot, and it doesn't make you sound any less American. I'm not completely happy with living in America myself, but it's where I was born. I hold an American passport, and I'm sure you do too, and regardless of what you do, you will always be an American. Edit: Also, this isn't a "hilarious or funny name". Completely unassociated with the topic. Edited by ruskivyetr on 04 January 2011 at 2:18am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| sjheiss Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5684 days ago 100 posts - 174 votes Speaks: English*, Basque | Message 133 of 140 04 January 2011 at 2:57am | IP Logged | ||||||||
By "stupid Americans" I meant Americans that are stupid, not saying that all are. The ones that pronounce it wrong are when they're making fun of me usually. And no, I'm not stupid, that's why I said it's most likely that diacritics aren't allowed officially in ones name (although on school assignments or whatever it won't matter, since I'm sure your teacher wouldn't mind). I do live in America, I was born here, raised by parents that were born here, who were raised by parents here, and so on for centuries, but I hate most people here and I hate living here, and hate to call myself an American. And no, I do not have a passport, I'm only 17. And hopefully eventually I can move out of this hellhole. :) But yes, in my experience, most Americans are stupid, but you are not.
It's funny to the people that say it incorrectly to try to insult me, so for them it is. I have Asperger's syndrome, so it's much easier for me to make enemies then it is to make friends, whether I like it or not (and I don't like it). Edited by sjheiss on 04 January 2011 at 3:00am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6703 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 134 of 140 04 January 2011 at 3:16am | IP Logged | ||||||||
This may be an explanation, but it isn't an excuse. One thing is that such language may get you kicked out of HTLAL, but even outside our little garden here it might be practical for you to express your disgust in less derogatory terms. Look at it as a language to be learnt. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| sjheiss Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5684 days ago 100 posts - 174 votes Speaks: English*, Basque | Message 135 of 140 04 January 2011 at 4:23am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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What, you don't think I try? I hate being alone all the time, I want to have friends, but it's not that easy for me.
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| ruskivyetr Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5481 days ago 769 posts - 962 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Russian, Polish, Modern Hebrew | Message 136 of 140 04 January 2011 at 4:31am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Unfortunately expressing your distaste for any country on here isn't allowed as per forum rules. It's unfair to those who either come from that country or enjoy its existence. Perhaps not using insulting language would help with avoiding the making of enemies. This forum is actually quite helpful and nice, however you can't be offensive, or (as Iversen said), you will be banned, and unfortunately that means you can't use this really useful tool that we know and love as HTLAL. A leaner of any language (and especially Basque) is warmly welcomed on this forum. But being offensive is not okay.
I of all people would appreciate your effort to interact here on this forum. I know people who have Asperger's, so I completely understand where you are coming from. Just being mindful of people's feeling's goes a long way. Learning languages is about communication and intellectual stimulation, so instead of baring your opinions about a country, you should discuss instead your experiences, efforts, and knowledge on LANGUAGE. Edited by ruskivyetr on 04 January 2011 at 4:47am 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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