joshnii 2 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 How do you pronounce this surname? - Ng And any more that are not obvious? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 A girl I knew years ago, pronounced her name Ng as "eng". Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 once used to work with this guy who was Vietnamese-Australian, first day of his work, I rock up "slightly" hungover and look at the lesson schedule on the wall to see a teacher called "The". I shout out in a realy obnoxious intolerant hungover way...."hahaha...THE.....who the fook's called THE?".....this guy in the corner calls out...."err me, but its pronounced T".......needless to say I felt very small!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Don't know about Ng as a name, but in Tagalog they often use Ng, as a conjunction, a bit like and in English! Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I might be said "knee" assuming its the same language/dialect/accesent as my mother inlaws name. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Originally Posted By: joshnii How do you pronounce this surname? - Ng And any more that are not obvious? I guess like the "-ing" sound in shopping - nasal sound Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Or "mm" as in "mm that tastes good" Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Lots of people who don't really know him, seem to have problems pronouncing my cousins name. It's David. For some reason, they seem fit to default it to Dave. Which isn't his name. Really pisses him off when people do that. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 It's worse when teachers at school think it is appropriate to call my #2 boy Jacob when he is in trouble ... his name is not Jacob, it is just Jake. I understand Dave, people think..."If I am his mate I should call him Dave", having a David I understand that. He also prefers David to Dave. But shortening a name to a nick name, while annoying, is not half as annoying as expanding it to a name that is not yours. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Definitely! It's not just mates though, sometimes they see the name and automatically call him Dave without knowing anything about him. Can't imagine doing that myself curious it is. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I go by Chris. Christopher is fine. Christine is where I draw the line... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Christina? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Let me think on that one... Thought about it....hmm..could work after a few bevies.. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Originally Posted By: pie-eater Definitely! It's not just mates though, sometimes they see the name and automatically call him Dave without knowing anything about him. Can't imagine doing that myself curious it is. Agreed. Hee hee hee Christine! Some parents from #3's year group are Christopher and Christine, and both go by Chris. Chris and Chris. I thought it was funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Ng....just hold your nose whilst trying to say it. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Ng... is a farely common Vietnamese name here in Hawaii. It's pronounced like 'new.' Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Oon. Now take away the oo. Cantonese pronumciation. Mandarin would be woo. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 What do you speak thursday, other than English? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Cantonese, Mandarin and gibberish Link to post Share on other sites
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