Can't we just call you Mike or something?
Can't we just call you Mike or something?
In South Korea it's actually against the law for children to be given names longer than 5 syllables.
29Fuck the government, I'll call my child Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri if I want!
18Han gonna grow up OK. Even if a little resentful.
6하늘별림구름핸님보다사랑스러우리
[more lovely than] sky star cloud god?
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I'm currently rereading the stormlight archive atm lol
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I was living in Seoul many (many) moons ago. I remember all forms having three character spaces each for first and last names. Fun times squeezing in a standard western ten-twenty latin character names. Even transliterated to hangul my name wouldn't fit. It was always a small thrill if the person behind the counter would look terrified and accept it without question or get pissy and refuse it without mercy.
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What, you can't remember and pronounce Bartholomew Chungus Gingersnap the Third off the top of your head?
9Just call me Big Chungus
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Is your name not Bruce? That could cause confusion!"
8As the wearer of a 3-syllable name, I'm okay with this.
7Spitting image is 4 syllables, though, unless the I is silent or something...
2I usually drop the consonants and pronounce it as a scream.
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laughs in Irish name
7Lmao, my name is 4 syllables and whenever I introduce myself it's 50/50 whether I get 'Oh what a pretty name' or 'cool, what can we shorten it to?'
5Had a Nathaniel in my school, was either called Nat or Fanny.
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I don't think "Jennifer" is that hard to pronounce...
3Sorry, got tongue-tied with a crazy name like that. How about Jen?
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I've got a 2 syllables name which usually is shortened to one. (Sasha -> Sha)
It's so common that I tense up when someone uses the full version xD
2It means you're in trouble, Sasha.
2flees behind the couch
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