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Wonderful results from BuildBlitz, but there is one short video segment I would really like to see now that the madness is over.

Can Karthik please post a short video where he teaches us how to correctly pronounce his last name? I have wondered for years how it is correctly pronounced and I never hear anyone use it.

Thanks!

-matto-

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Ha. Karthik's name is easy to pronounce. Step 1 is to learn how to spell it. Step 2 is to slow down the first few times you say it.

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Just read your request aloud in the social media room here at Build Blitz. Here you go!

https://vine.co/v/h3uuZEvi0Eh

Hope that helps!

(Okay, really this time. https://vine.co/v/h3uunn0Y6lj)

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"CAN-A-GAS-OF-APATHY"

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I'm saving this forever.

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I think I'll just keep calling him Karthik.

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Karthik ain't too hard to say. Maybe that could be because I am an Indian, myself :D. Try to say Devyash, and you'll think that his name is the easier on to say :D

Anyways, It would also like to see a video about that!

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I've always internalized "CAN OF GAS HAVE APATHY" to make it make more sense, personally.

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Same here, except with slight variation: Can of gas of [b]apathy

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I wonder if I can convince S.W.A.T. to name this year's robot "Can-a-gas-of-Apathy" or at the very least something like "Kangalarasackthy" and see how many people point it out or try to correct it.

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I propose a merger - "CAN-A-GAS-HAVE-APATHY(?)" - A question for the ages.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73sP1kSAMWo

Jump to :12 and hear "Kanagasabapathy" flow swiftly, flawlessly, and effortlessly.

There should be a competition to see who can say it faster than he can.

That pronunciation does sound anglicized though, considering the origin of the name is from India, if I am not mistaken. I really want to know the true, original pronunciation, if this isn't the original way to pronounce it, which I am betting it is not.

Click the link below and hit the speaker button, and hear "Karthik Kanagasabapathy" spoken in a Hindi accent. This is probably closer to the original way to say it.

http://translate.google.com/#hi/hi/k...anagasabapathy

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props to Karthik to putting up with this at every event he attends, i would have lost it by now.

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Hi Mr. bEdhEd

I think I know how to pronounce my own name, but thanks for the advice...

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Mr Smith: Thanks for clarifying. Made my day.

=)

-matto-

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Mr. Karthik,
I am sure you know how to pronounce your own name, and I am not saying that what was pronounced on my translator link was the absolute right way to say it. It was just interesting to hear how it is pronounced with a non-Anglicized accent. I never said that your pronunciation was wrong, just that it may not be the “original” way to say it. The key word here is “origin,” and I was not looking for a correct or incorrect way to say it, but simply how it sounds in Hindi.

I am not trying to insult you, your name, or anyone, and I’m not trying to tell you how to pronounce your own name. You’re the one who should know that best, of course.

I meant no disrespect at all, and if any offense was taken, I apologize for doing a little research.

It’s just like my mother’s family name “Galamay.” Anglicized, it sounds like “GA-luh-may”, but the original Filipino way to say it is “Guh-LOM-eye.” I understand what it’s like for people to pronounce my name differently, and that’s why I looked yours up.

My point is that names that originate from non-Anglican languages like Tagalog or Hindi tend to be anglicized when spoken in an English/American/Canadian accent. They’re not pronounced wrong because of the language and accent difference, but there does exist another pronunciation that originates from ethnic roots.

I think I’ve been misunderstood here. My point about pronunciation origins may be something only people who are not born in North America or people who speak more than one language other than English may understand. I was not born in North America, but in the Philippines, and I understand/speak three languages. English was not my first one, and the other two are distinct regional Filipino dialects. Because of this, etymology interests me, and it seems like the members of CD who have responded to me and gave me negative reputation may not share my interest.

I see no harm in doing some deeper research, no matter the topic, and I would assume that the intelligent people that visit CD can appreciate that.


Even after this lengthy clarification, if I still did something wrong, I apologize in advance, and please let me know what it is.

With all due respect,
bEdhEd AKA Frank E.G. Shiner

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Very cool that you took the time to do some research, however your initial assumption led you astray; The name isn't a Hindi or Tagalog name. Regardless, Chief Delphi definitely isn't the place for an etymological discussion of my name.

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Ah, I see. All I could find for the Kanagasabapathy origin was India, so I assumed Hindi. I wasn't assuming Tagalog; that was just related to my own family name. You are right that CD isn't the place for talking about etymology, with the exception of the Chit-chat forum. Would it be OK if you sent me a PM about the origin? I'm still curious, and you would be the best source. I don't want to continue this discussion on this thread, since this is off topic now. If you don't wish to answer, no big deal. :)

Thanks!