My name is Eric. It is a common name and therefore rarely mis-pronounced. In IPA it is written ErIk. The places of articulation are alveolar and velar. The manners of articulation are liquid and stop.
Usually people can say my name easily enough, but some people pronounce it differently because of their dialect. For instance, a Norwiegen may pronounce it as ieric. Someone of Middle Eastern origin may pronounce it edic, pronouncing the r as a d. Hispanics may roll the r. Someone with a Southern twang may say airc.
I have difficulty pronouncing certain African names because they are constructed with sounds uncommon to English. I can't think of a specific example, but if I could I just told you all that I would mis-pronounce it anyway.
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Trying to pronounce words in new languages can be really challenging, especially when the sounds aren't common in English. For me, tonal languages are the hardest to learn because they follow a structure that is foreign to an English speaker.
ReplyDeleteI think your name would have the [k] at the end, no?
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