On 16/07/2011 2:14 AM, Giusi wrote:

> I think people like this eventually create a situation in which the majority
> says "take a hike, francophones." Sensitivity to their rights was the right
> thing, but exploitation over a name is another.
> Names are names. 7 Up is 7 Up, you don't say the name in French! If your
> name is Bouvier and you present yourself to an English person, do you
> translate it into English?
>
>



My old neighbour's surname was Cote. His family was from Vermont and
they did not speak French. He pronounced his name Coty, like Buffalo
Bill. His wife was from Quebec and she pronounced it the French way, Cotay.