Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>> When I think that my boyfriend is already bothered by the fact that we in
>France
>> write foreign names as they are originally but pronounce them in a French
>way
>> (which transforms Diana Ross into /Dja'na 'rOs/ for instance), he would
>have
>> been really mad if I had been Italian :)) ...
>
Some time back I was perplexed to hear a Frenchman discussing his favorite
American singer, Polanca. Only when he launched into an ear-splitting
rendition of "Only you...." did I realize it was Paul Anka.