WorxSep 25, 2025

Should you copy a person's accent when pronouncing their name?

https://lemmynsfw.com/post/30973507

Should you copy a person's accent when pronouncing their name? - Lemmy NSFW

For example, an English person might introduce themselves as “Bob”, whereas an American with the same name might introduce themselves as “Bahb”. (Sorry, don’t know the phonetic alphabet but hopefully you get my gist) Should you pronounce those two people’s names the same, with your own natural accent, or should you copy how the person says their own name?

Show threadSanguineParSep 25, 2025

It’s a good question. I always wonder the same thing about the US vs UK versions of Craig and Graham.

US - “kregg”, “gram”

UK - “krayg”, “gray-um”

Show threadChexMaxSep 26, 2025
Ugh all these American pronunciations are making me feel very stupid. I’m saying kregg out loud and then Crayg and they sound exactly the same.
Show threadJandroDelSol
how do you pronounce “egg” then?
Sep 26, 2025 at 1:18pmWeb
Show threadChexMaxSep 27, 2025
Wow. I’m embarrassed to say with a long a sound. I’ve never thought about it. I thought that’s how you say it. Egg. Same vowel sound as cake, or neighbor, or ain’t.
Show threadJandroDelSolSep 28, 2025
oh, don’t be embarrassed, dialects and pronunciation differences are cool on valid! I pronounce it like ehgg, but I live like ten minutes from a place where vowels can be pronounced however you like lol