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The Latinizing of Names
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this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2026
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But it’s so cringe when English speakers suddenly switch to a foreign accent to pronounce one word. And would you want to force speakers of other languages to do the same instead of using their own versions of English names?
I even find it weird when people who do have that heritage do it. It just rings fake.
Theres a celebrity chef who is terrible for it. When 99% of the time on camera you have perfect American "non regional media diction" but pronounce "cilantro" or "Jalapeno" like someones abuela it comes across like someone putting on an act.