Comments on: How is that name pronounced anyway? http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/ Because the Universe is Confusing Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:07:27 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chanda http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Chanda Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:18:47 +0000 http://www.disorderedcosmos.com/?p=67#comment-152 Also, let me correct you -- that is NOT how tamales is pronounced, and I say that as someone who grew up with Spanish. Wrong "a" sound. Also, let me correct you — that is NOT how tamales is pronounced, and I say that as someone who grew up with Spanish. Wrong “a” sound.

]]> By: Chanda http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Chanda Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:17:27 +0000 http://www.disorderedcosmos.com/?p=67#comment-151 YiShaBao, I would probably disagree with you about the technicalities of the sound because I think the American "at" is a very distinctive (and terrible) sound, and that's what I was referring to. When I took Hindi, I didn't hear anything like it. Maybe this is just my ear being picky ... YiShaBao, I would probably disagree with you about the technicalities of the sound because I think the American “at” is a very distinctive (and terrible) sound, and that’s what I was referring to. When I took Hindi, I didn’t hear anything like it. Maybe this is just my ear being picky …

]]> By: YiShaBao http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-150 YiShaBao Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:11:43 +0000 http://www.disorderedcosmos.com/?p=67#comment-150 Actually, even though the Chanda is not pronounced with an æ (the a sound in at) it is not true that this sound does not exist in Hindi ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi#Phonology ) as ऐ is rendered as æ for some words, in fact it exists in most languages: Tomales (spanish), Dar (=door in Persian), flacon (french), vam(a) (most slavic languages = you) , ak (bengali =one), etc. But probably what you meant is that the sound doesn't exist in Sanskrit (which is where your name comes from), which is true. Actually, even though the Chanda is not pronounced with an æ (the a sound in at) it is not true that this sound does not exist in Hindi ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi#Phonology ) as ऐ is rendered as æ for some words, in fact it exists in most languages: Tomales (spanish), Dar (=door in Persian), flacon (french), vam(a) (most slavic languages = you) , ak (bengali =one), etc.
But probably what you meant is that the sound doesn’t exist in Sanskrit (which is where your name comes from), which is true.

]]> By: Another http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Another Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:04:03 +0000 http://www.disorderedcosmos.com/?p=67#comment-149 <strong>Title...</strong> Very interesting post. I would like to link back to it.... Title…

Very interesting post. I would like to link back to it….

]]> By: Chanda http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Chanda Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:56:42 +0000 http://www.disorderedcosmos.com/?p=67#comment-141 Well Tracee, I'm glad that Shanda doesn't mean a bad word in your home language, but in my family it does, so it is an insult. I'm sorry to inform you that some words have different meanings in different languages, and so I hope you will respect the fact that calling me Shanda would be insulting. Anyway, I hope you've moved on and gotten over it. Well Tracee, I’m glad that Shanda doesn’t mean a bad word in your home language, but in my family it does, so it is an insult. I’m sorry to inform you that some words have different meanings in different languages, and so I hope you will respect the fact that calling me Shanda would be insulting.

Anyway, I hope you’ve moved on and gotten over it.

]]> By: tracee http://disorderedcosmos.com/2008/01/28/how-is-that-name-pronounced-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-140 tracee Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:11:15 +0000 http://www.disorderedcosmos.com/?p=67#comment-140 What a horrible post, and you obviously have no class to make a blog like this. My daughter Shanda (pronounced like it is spelled) came across this entry while searching her name. She finds someone saying her name is horrid. She gets just as many people saying her name wrong, move on and get over it. What a horrible post, and you obviously have no class to make a blog like this. My daughter Shanda (pronounced like it is spelled) came across this entry while searching her name. She finds someone saying her name is horrid. She gets just as many people saying her name wrong, move on and get over it.

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