Why do a lot of Hispanics say their name with a Spanish accent when speaking English?

Uhmericanized wrote:

It doesn't matter to Americans how you pronounce your name. Your name must be Americanized, and you will be required to respond to the new "corrected" name.

The "correct" Americanized name is: Salas Fads.

sdfal;kjasljdfadfs,

K but middle name is shay day.

I feel more American already.

My two cents: This phenomena is not just limited to a person's name and seems excessively done by Latinos. Any Spanish word that works its way into the conversation gets the same treatment. To contrast, I speak French but when speaking English if I say Paris, I say it as everyone says it in English, not "Paree". And when speaking French and making a reference to my country, I don't say "the United States" in American accent but rather I'd say, "les États-Unis."

Its the pompous A-holes on NPR that do it that drive me nuts. The reporter is like from Brooklyn last name of Schwartz, speaking to an American audience and they gotta speak like they're from rural Guatemala.

Just pompous.

By doing this they are disrepecting the country, the flag and the military

Under Ultra wrote:

Because their name is Spanish. Quite simple. If Todd Thompson was in Spain, he would probably say his name "Todd Thompson" in an English accent.

You can't say Fernandez or Rodriguez without correct use of spanish accent (Ro-DREE-guz)

I live in spain and i pronounce my name in a spanish way here because people here arent used to foreign names and dont understand it otherwise. Somw folks feel their name is their name pronounced how they say it. I understand that too.

Not saying one way is right or wrong, but I speak French and Korean (and have spent hundreds/thousands of hours conversing in those languages) and the consonant sounds (a consonant cluster in particular and to some extent, vowels are different too) in my name don't exist in those languages and if I said my name in an American accent people would have a lot of trouble understanding what I just said.

It's probably a cultural pride thing tbh, and Spanish names aren't that hard to understand anyway for English speakers so it probably doesn't impede comprehension. I have a Nordic last name but pronounce it the Anglo way FWIW. I would expect someone named José to pronounce it like Ho-zay but with an American accent if speaking American English. You don't really hear French people named Charles saying "Hello my name is SHAR-leuh."

On you very 1st day of Spanish class, you are often taught the Spanish equivalent of your name. If you walk in as Thomas, you become Tomás, and you remain Tomás in that class for the rest of the year.

When you speak your name in a foreign language, do you suddenly NOT say your name with an American accent? Why would you figure that people with Spanish names shouldn't behave the way you do?

I literally just pointed out how that's exactly what you are taught to do in a foreign language class.

Because they are 21% victim.

https://youtu.be/gKxtXzAgGew

How do you pronounce Rob Roy in Spanish?

stormy seas wrote:

Listening to NPR, a lot of the Hispanic reporters speak perfect English but sign off their report saying their name with a Spanish accent. I've noted it elsewhere, too. My wife is Puerto Rican and she doesn't do this, so I asked her but she had no clue. But she speaks English with some accent anyway. I haven't noticed people with French or German or other common language names doing this. Any ideas? A pride thing? Not aware they're doing it?

Because that is their name.

Our we becoming such a nationalist country that we now dictate to people how to pronounce their own names?

I know what you mean...

I introduce myself with an english accent although I'm a spaniard, and I always thought I was being the weirdo by saying my name "wrong"...

Nothing wrong in saying..

News brought to you by Daniel "Fernandeth" and not "Fernandes"

I'm of Irish descent, so I pronounce my name with a high lilting Irish accent each time.