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      09-28-2019, 02:19 PM   #58
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Yeah, this finding of foreign pronunciations “pretentious” smacks a little bit of American superiority. No offense to those who do not intend to be superior - our culture does push us to react this way potentially without realizing why.

If i were at a dinner party with Louis Vuitton, Thierry Hermes and Ferdinand Porsche, and they politely corrected me and taught me how to properly pronounce their last names, i would not feel offended or think they were being pretentious. Quite the opposite - i’d try my best to pronounce them correctly (no matter how difficult) as a sign of respect.
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