Multiliguists of Lemmy - When speaking Language A and using a word from Language B how do you decide which pronunciation to use?
new_guy @ new_guy @lemmy.world Posts 0Comments 134Joined 2 yr. ago
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It depends.
Let's say I'm trying to ask an acquaintance their phone number so I can add them on WhatsApp or Signal. Honestly it's kind of ridiculous to use the proper pronunciation of Whatsapp im Brazil, so I use the popular way (it's something like "oah-tchi-zap").
Unless I'm actually speaking with someone in their mother language I just default to the Brazilian version of the name. Otherwise I will try and match their pronunciation - it's nice to train and also I think it's polite.