SWMBO has an Hispanic student whose name is Joan and pronounces it just like the English pronunciation of the girl's name, Joan. Hard 'j', long 'o',
silent 'a'.
Anyone ever hear of this before?DENNIS - 8-26-2010 at 01:18 PM
Joan Sebastion is a big name in Mexican music. I always thought it was prononced as Juan.Santiago - 8-26-2010 at 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
Joan Sebastion is a big name in Mexican music. I always thought it was pronounced as Juan.
right - everyone at the school kept saying "Juan?" but the kid just kept saying "Joan".DENNIS - 8-26-2010 at 06:14 PM
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Originally posted by Santiago
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Originally posted by DENNIS
Joan Sebastion is a big name in Mexican music. I always thought it was pronounced as Juan.
right - everyone at the school kept saying "Juan?" but the kid just kept saying "Joan".
Maybe a gender-evaluation test is in order. Is he wearing lipstick?
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[Edited on 8-27-2010 by DENNIS]Tano - 8-26-2010 at 07:47 PM
It is Juan, from the Catalan, Spanish's weird cousin.
Me llamo Joan. Como estas?
Skipjack Joe - 8-26-2010 at 10:52 PM
[Edited on 8-27-2010 by Skipjack Joe]zforbes - 8-27-2010 at 05:54 AM
