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My name is unpronounceable for most non-native French speakers. I tell them to not even try, as there are sounds in French that don’t exist in English. Instead, I introduce myself by butchering my own name, or by using the English equivalent to my name.

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JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
“Crypto,” I say in a bad French accent.

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Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Nice try, Cuthulu

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- crypto@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn
  
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  - jastyty@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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matelt@feddit.uk ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Ooh same! It makes me cringe when someone tries to say my name really well, even if I know they mean well, I can’t help it, it’s my French genes!

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- shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  So want to know your name. Bet money my American ass could pronounce it perfectly.
  
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lost_faith@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
lol, I tell em to use my first name

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shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

there are sounds in French that don’t exist in English

LOL no. I was perfectly fluent in French when in high school and college. I imitated by best teacher, little man from Arkansas that spoke English like a squirrel. When he visited France, they didn’t believe he was an American tourist.

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- crypto@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Great argument.
  
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