Pronouncing "Sjonna"

[Mark Mandel]

"Psmith. The 'P' is silent."

Mark Mandel


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:57 AM, Douglas G. Wilson <douglas at nb.net> wrote:

>
> Could be. Similarly I could name my son "Samuel" (so written) and just
> assert that it must always be pronounced plain "Sam" ... or I could name
> my daughter "Roberta" but pronounce it "Robert" ... but either would
> surely be an unusual approach, right?
>
> I think one would want to make inquiry of that person who promulgates
> the non-intuitive pronunciation.
>
> -- Doug Wilson
>
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