Date:  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 13:27:49 GMT+1200

From:  Tim Behrend <t.behrend[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AUCKLAND.AC.NZ>

Subject: (Fwd) Re: Euphonizing (?) proper names



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From:   Self <CCNOV2/ASI_BEH>

To:    Chris Brooks <chris[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HSCC.KUNIV.EDU.KW>

Subject: Re: Euphonizing (?) proper names

Date:   Sun, 8 Jan 1995 13:26:50



Chris Brooks <chris[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HSCC.KUNIV.EDU.KW>, writing on Sat, 07 Jan 1995,

asks:



> Is there a name for (there MUST be!) proper names which are pronounced

> differently from the way we would pronounce them according to their

> spellings (sorry)--because spelling pronunciations would result in an

> embarrassing, low-class, or objectionable word?



I don't know what the word you are looking for is, or even if there

is one, but I have an example to add to your list. My sister-in-

law's birth name was Hoare, and when she was introduced to the family

there was great emphasis put on the "correct" pronunciation of OR, not

the obvious pronunciation based on the spelling. There's also the

cartoon teacher on The Simpsons, named Kruh-BOP-uhl (i.e. Crabapple)



My own surname was moderately productive of slurs in

elementary school (Behrend - - > Bare End, hahaha), but I've always

wondered what families named Fuch and Fuchs do? I've seen the name

frequently in print, but have never heard it pronounced in English.



Tim Behrend

University of Auckland