Edward Harris, AP, on Nigerian English

[Wilson Gray]

Great post, Jo-El! Thanks!

It's kinda weird, though, because, if you were black, it wouldn't be a
joke to call you Jo-El. I have a nephew, Jo-Nathan, and I've been
asked why I pronounce "Nathanael" as "NAYtha-nail" or "Nay-THANNa-el.
I "know better," of course, but I don't care. These names are
relatively rare and if it occasionally gives people a chuckle to hear
my pronunciations, good on them (if I'm using this phrase correctly. I
should check with JOnah-thon.)

-Wilson

On 3/3/08, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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