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Post by AussieMeg on May 3, 2016 0:45:12 GMT
Berean... ber-EEN Jemia... gem-EYE-uh Briyonna... bree-ON-uh
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 3, 2016 3:47:35 GMT
Honestly, all three of them would be called, "Hey, kid..." As for learning the correct pronunciation of eweniquely spelled names, what I would do is write their names phonetically next to how their names are spelled early on in the school year. I had teachers in junior high that did it that way and it seemed to really help.
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Post by chaosisapony on May 3, 2016 3:49:37 GMT
Haven't read beyond the first post but I would say:
Berean- Burr (like you're cold)-ee-an Jemia-Gem-ee-a Briyonna-Bree-on-a
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Post by silverlining on May 3, 2016 4:48:59 GMT
I teach students from 18 different countries. They would never correct me if I pronounced their name wrong, so I never try to guess it from the spelling. I say "What's your name? and sometimes Can you say it again, so I can try to pronounce it? Then I try to pronounce it back. When I get close, I make a phonetic note, so I remember.
I feel like a name is very important to get right, a way to bond with someone from the first day, not a way to show my disapproval. There is a significant number of people born in the US who value highly original names, and novel spellings. We may not get it, but we can ask their name, rather than make assumptions.
English is not a highly phonetic language anyway-why do we insist that names be phonetic, when many of the words we use every day are not?
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I don't think criticizing people's names is nice, and I don't expect students to correct a teacher on the first day of school.
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on May 3, 2016 5:55:24 GMT
They all sound like chemicals.
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peabrain
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Post by peabrain on May 3, 2016 10:05:56 GMT
Hey you
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Post by debmast on May 3, 2016 12:01:51 GMT
I totally feel your pain! I work in ESL and we straight up tell them the same, if we say your name wrong, please correct us. Some do (and by now we know their correct name). Some don't. Some have a "go by" name and then it's just a matter of remembering those. Our kiddos are from many different countries, so I can seldom remember the rules.
And I got your humor (& also know that this time of year we are ALL looking for some humor).
We have a last name that people struggle to pronounce, although it is spelled just the say it sounds. However, it ends with "ski" and for some reason people struggle. We just correct them.
Just remember, only a few weeks left!
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on May 3, 2016 12:44:29 GMT
At first glance, I would pronounce them:
Bare-ee-in
Juh-me-uh
Bree-on-uh
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