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Re: CHAT: new names (was: Re: Bopomofo and pinyin)

From:daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Sunday, January 23, 2000, 0:38
BP Jonsson skrev:

> May I perhaps use you fellas as Guinea-pigs for a name that I and my > wife-to-be consider taking when we marry?
> How would you pronounce _Ryttervik_ in your various natlangs? > Especially: where would you place the stress?
Nice name! It's kinda obvious how I would pronounce it. :) But here goes: /rYt:Ervi:k/ with a grave pitch accent, i.e. on /Y/ and /i:/. I have in fact a similar question. My mom's maiden name was _Sagelid_ and I could change my surname to it if I wanted to. My grandfather came up with it because every other guy where he lived had _Johansson_ as surname. It's very nice in Swedish, but how does it sound for a non-Swede? And how'd y'all pronounce it (if you didn't know I was Swedish)? Daniel Andreasson