Mispronunciation is people trying too feebly and in vain to say our names — and dispronunciation is people saying our names incorrectly on purpose, as if to remind us whose country this really is.

“Mispronunciation is a matter of limited tongues. Dispronunciation is a matter of limited hearts. For as long as I can remember, I have had to navigate around the shortcomings of both organs.” I wrote something very personal about Mayflower mouth and me.

"Mispronunciation is a matter of limited tongues. Dispronunciation is a matter of limited hearts. For as long as I can remember, I have had to navigate around the shortcomings of both organs." I can definitely relate, @AnandWrites.

On names and pronunciations- Kamala versus Daenerys by @AnandWrites

I am liking this distinction between 'mispronunciation' and 'dispronunciation'

Great piece by ⁦@anandc⁩ or as I like to call him: AH-nund: Kamala versus Daenerys - The.Ink the.ink/p/kamala-versu…

my name is Sridhar. (it's pronounced Sri-dhar; or 'say breather, now sridhar') it means bringer of good fortune / virtue. if you can say Buttigieg Djokovic Shostakovich etc but can't say my name, not sure what your real struggle is... Vote Kamala .

Exactly. the.ink/p/kamala-versu… pic.twitter.com/iUKA9ZF8o6

Good article about how fame rather than Western-ness matters when it comes to pronunciation. IMHO The reason for the mispronunciation of Indian names is that the first and most common vowel in Hindi is अ which has no