Alan,

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:23:53 +0100, Alan B. Pearce wrote:

> >You'd think that if they are from the same family, they'd
> >pronounce their name equally, no? Like on a family meeting? :)

I don't know about anyone else, but when I meet other members of my family I call them by their first name (or 
their in-family nickname - most of us have them), and nobody ever mentions surnames!  :-)
 
> I can see you haven't watched the UK TV program with Hyacinth Bucket as the
> main lead character, who insists on trying to be considerably above her
> working class station in life, and pronounces her surname as "bouquet".

Ah yes, "Keeping Up Appearences" - not a programme I've ever watched deliberately.

Cheers,

Howard Winter (pronounced "WIN-TUH" - not sure if there is any viable alternative...)

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