That is pretty ignorant. Every language does this in some way or the other. If you use an anglicized foreign word, you can be quite sure that you are butchering the original pronunciation.
That is pretty ignorant. Every language does this in some way or the other. If you use an anglicized foreign word, you can be quite sure that you are butchering the original pronunciation.
1. Taking off your shoes indoors is not ridiculous. It’s like washing your hands after going to the toilet. If I ever see you leave the toilet without washing your hands, I certainly wouldn’t want to shake your hands, rude or not.
Sure, as soon as English speakers stop pronouncing ゴジラ as Godzilla, 東京 as Toh-kee-oh, and 札幌 as if there is an English “r” in it.