March 30, 2007
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Now that would be very appropriate.
Given all the different ways that people's names can be pronounced, even the linguistics tutor didn't know how to pronounce some of them. It would be so funny if everyone had to transcribe their name in IPA on the assignment in addition to writing their name. Then again, it'd be cruel. If you get it wrong, you'll get addressed by the wrong pronunciation, except you can't even blame the tutor for getting it wrong because that's what you wrote. xD
How do I pronounce my name? I think I would say [ˈkhεɹi].
Come to think of it, I ought to ask the linguistics tutor whether he thinks I have a Cantonese accent or not. It'd be awkward if he thinks I have a "Vietnamese" accent too. Then again, the other girl probably didn't notice my Cantonese accent because she's Chinese, so it would sound more or less neutral to her. Then again, my Vietnamese friend said that my Cantonese accent isn't that obvious. May be I now have a more mixed accent as I slowly pick up accents from various people. May be I should try and pick up an accent that I like, but what would that be? xD
All this about accents. xD There you go, it's my latest obsession!
