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Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 6:49 pm
by kroxquo
One of the first hings I do at the beginning of the school year is learn how to spell and pronounce my students' names as a show of respect to them. So I find it interesting that Trump, Vance, and other prominent Repubs. are now talking about Kah-MAH-la and not using her preferred pronunciation COM-uh-la. I can't help but think but this is a way of subtly but deliberately disrespecting her.
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:10 pm
by tlynn78
kroxquo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 6:49 pm
One of the first hings I do at the beginning of the school year is learn how to spell and pronounce my students' names as a show of respect to them. So I find it interesting that Trump, Vance, and other prominent Repubs. are now talking about Kah-MAH-la and not using her preferred pronunciation COM-uh-la. I can't help but think but this is a way of subtly but deliberately disrespecting her.
OR! People simply have slightly different inflections/accents. Are people on the Left who mispronounce her name also deliberately disrespecting? just righties?
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:15 pm
by Beebs52
I think it's a non issue. Sorta like people saying our last name Coburn instead of Cogburn.
No. One. Fucking. Cares.
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:19 pm
by Beebs52
Plus. If peeps keep focusing on it you will see a backlash.
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:28 pm
by silverscreenselect
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:15 pm
I think it's a non issue. Sorta like people saying our last name Coburn instead of Cogburn.
No. One. Fucking. Cares.
When Trump does it deliberately over and over, it's a deliberate slur, especially when he draws out the middle syllable: Ka-mahhhhl-a. It's also one that's backfiring on him.
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:44 pm
by Beebs52
Who cares other than y'all? Kamala doesn't. Get over it. She has talking points that are bs, too. Whatever
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:09 pm
by wbtravis007
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:15 pm
I think it's a non issue. Sorta like people saying our last name Coburn instead of Cogburn.
No. One. Fucking. Cares.
I agree that no one cares, Rooster. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
But, to answer Krox’s question, with respect to Trump, it’s definitely a deliberate effort to be disrespectful. No accidental error involved.
Same with just about any other thing that’s going to be said by a political opponent.
“Barry” [I won’t even mention his middle name] Obama can attest to the disrespectful aspect of the name stuff.
No big deal.
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:23 pm
by Beebs52
wbtravis007 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:09 pm
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:15 pm
I think it's a non issue. Sorta like people saying our last name Coburn instead of Cogburn.
No. One. Fucking. Cares.
I agree that no one cares, Rooster. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
But, to answer Krox’s question, with respect to Trump, it’s definitely a deliberate effort to be disrespectful. No accidental error involved.
Same with just about any other thing that’s going to be said by a political opponent.
“Barry” [I won’t even mention his middle name] Obama can attest to the disrespectful aspect of the name stuff.
No big deal.
https://www.newsweek.com/when-barry-became-barack-84255
Like whatever
Re: Pronunciation Curiosity
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:54 am
by Ritterskoop
Not sure if this is pronunciation or something else…
Do people who say Democrat Party also say Republic Party? Are there too many syllables?
To make it easier, maybe we could use Blue and Red - although those came to be from a pollster’s map! There is already a Green Party.