kazelee Wrote:All you have to do to remember a name is make an effort, regardless of the language (even if it's stupidly long).
kazelee Wrote:Pronunciation, though, is an entirely different matter.
QED.
Pronounciation and remembering a name are synonymous. In essence, a name is the purest form of a phonetic, though there are meanings for them they existed centuries ago and were meanings in other languages bla bla. Nouns are nouns.
So if you can't pronounce a name, it will be difficult to remember.
If you can't see the outline of steps in a computer game like quake 3, you can't walk up the steps
kazelee Wrote:It's easy to attach learning a language with the names becoming easier, but these are two independent matters. The reason these names became easier to remember is most likely because you were hearing them more often. You could, very well, strip away the language learning aspect, but keep the frequency which you hear these names and... recall them.
They become easier because one has lego pieces which they can build a name out of. I'm saying that you get a closer connection to a name if you study the language. When i was studying history I'd get a better emotional attachment to a name for a language i studied. I'm an engineering student so i've come across plenty of french, german, names which have come in great frequency, but when i see a Japanese one i draw in my head possible kanji associated with the name, kana bla bla, whereas german or french for example i can't get a complete grasp of since the only french and german i know is the stereotypical accents i hear of them.
kazelee Wrote:If someone's gonna forget your name... as most will... why Anglofize it? You'd do yourself a favor just throwing out your "foreign" name. I imagine, if the person has genuine interest in you, the conversation would be something like...
Do to a certain amount of forced rehearsal, introducing an unfamiliar name could likely result in the person remembering your better than if you just said, say, Jen or Matt. ]
I remember names when they are most unique yes, but not everyone is like you or me. People forget names, some tend to remember names that sound unique, while others learn by association.
Well i have other reasons for anglofizing my name, but people still forget it, even if i introduce myself as my real name or angloed one, i don't need to work on my self introduction or anything else, but thanks for the tip
And to the question on why i abhor anglo names, because i just do. I can't stand them, they are plain dull boring ugly.
