Good point, but those are subtle differences. I am talking about more gross mis-pronounciations when what they pronounce does not at all match with how it's spelled. I think the Oscar folks came closest to pronouncing it the most accurate.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "arr_raghu" <arr_ra...@...> wrote: > > Actually, However we pronounce his name Rahman is not very correct. > Ask any native Arabic person, they will show you the correct > pronounciation. > They laugh at how we call him; but hay, we are used to calling him so. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > I don't want to belabor this point and I'm not really that bothered by > > it as I'm elated by the Oscar win. But, why are so many Americans > > butchering AR's name? Since the awards started, I have > > heard, "Ruhman", "Rahmeen", "AJ Raaman", "Rockkman".... > > > > Is "Rahman" really so hard to pronounce? Well, maybe it is for > > Westerners who aren't used to such names. And BTW, I love Americans > > as I am one of them, but they have a history of butchering even > > relatively easy South Asian names. Trust me. I know personally! > > >
