Anuksha S. Wickramasinghe ’24 is a Crimson Editorial editor in Canaday. Anuksha Savini Wickramasinghe. Without counting all 27 letters, you’ve probably already gotten the sense that my name is long ...
Gisele Bündchen is an internationally known supermodel, but people apparently struggle to get her name right. A clip from her 2005 appearance on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" has resurfaced online, ...
Pronouncing a person’s name correctly matters, especially in professional situations. Yet those of us with names that may be considered “unusual,” “foreign” or “difficult to pronounce” constantly find ...
The post Adele Reveals How to Pronounce Her Name Correctly appeared first on Consequence. Though Adele has been a household name for well over a decade, it turns out that not all of us have been ...
I stared, frozen at a website my colleague sent me to record how to correctly pronounce my name. All I have to do is record myself saying it, and I’ll have a link for the benefit of others, but I ...
Editor's take: Few things are as embarrassing as realizing on the spot that you don't know how to correctly pronounce someone's name. Do you try to sound it out as you go or just run with the first ...
There's a new focus on diversity and inclusion, especially in the workplace, schools and other organizations. One simple step we can all take to create a more inclusive atmosphere is to pronounce ...
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stars in the Netflix hit series "Never Have I Ever," which audiences have been bingeing ever since the second season dropped on July 15. In the show, Ramakrishnan plays a ...
I was adopted at age 5 from Bulgaria by an American family. My parents Americanized my name, and I've been trying for the past 18 years to correct them. I've come to understand the importance and ...