That’s not my name
Since I first saw the name, I’ve silently pronounced Hungarian poet and translator George Szirtes’ surname Sir-tees. The Elegant Variation tells us it’s actually pronounced Seer-taysh. Well I never.
There’s also my recent discovery that Brancusi should not sound like an upmarket breakfast cereal but Braan-coosh instead. I could be wrong though. I’m reminded of Britain’s leading skin specialists Raymond Luxury Yacht whose name is spelt Luxury Yacht but is in fact pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove.
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