Just A Minute

On 27 March 2014 03:45, Steve Kenrick <steve.kenrick@...> wrote:

 

Who's right? Who knows?

Rebecca is. Rebecca does.

 

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To: just-a-minute@...
From: sirnylon@...
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:33:58 +1100
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: #825 - Nicholas' foot-in-mouth

 

Rebecca has been around for yonks and the pronunciation of her name is well-known to all. And even if one had never encountered the name "Front", most people would default to its pronunciation as the noun "front."

A mis-saying of her name is not a big issue for me. Nicholas' extended explanation was what became increasingly uncomfortable. I must say I admired Rebecca's restraint as she explained the bleedin' obvious to him.

On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, Steve Kenrick <steve.kenrick@...> wrote:

 

I don't understand why it would be considered a cringeworthy moment.

People often choose to pronounce their surname differently to what might be expected.

Maybe your thought arose because, more often than not, Front would be pronounced to rhyme with punt or similar.

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To: just-a-minute@...
From: sirnylon@...
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:36:08 +1100
Subject: [just-a-minute] #825 - Nicholas' foot-in-mouth

 

What an cringeworthy moment at about the 16:00 mark when Nicholas asks Rebecca how to pronounce her surname!

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