Novel & Cerita Inexplicable Pronunciation

she whispered to Bellamy, Josh-sky and I burst out laughing before clearing our throats as if we didn't just laugh, once the table was quiet again, Bellamy explained to her what colour 'Aqua' was, but he would stop every time Josh-sky and I giggled while he explained. It didn't seem as if she was understanding him, so he took out his phone and googled it showing her, she clapped her hands and shook her head at me. "It's ayy-qua, not aqua!" "Ayy-qua?" I asked confused and she vigorously nodded her head. "Yes, ayy-qua." "Then why do we pronounce your name as Aqua?" "Because that's how it's pronounced," I had to close my book and look at her as if looking at her would make everything much more

"Oh, Adrianne it's just you." "Still mispronouncing my name are we?" "It's not my fault, blame your mother who just had to christen you a name nobody bears around here, giving us homework on learning to pronounce a foreign sounding name, what is that Spanish, Italian, Portuguese?" "Adrianna is literally just three syllables and I damn well know you're purposely mispronouncing my name to spite me and mom, all you have to do is replace a letter and you would be saying it right."

As i entered the bus, i expected Uncle Max to give me some word of advice on not obeying instructions, but after the day's copious walking and talking, he had apparently thought it was best he left me. "What were you telling the girl that you bought groundnuts from?" Uncle Max asked me as I sat down. "I was trying to teach her how to pronounce my name properly. You know that a lot of people have issues with pronouncing my name correctly. My name is Perer not Peter." "I wish it was easier for someone to pronounce than for you to say it," Uncle Max beamed. "It is not that difficult to pronounce," I complained. "Perer!" Uncle Max laughed. "It is hard for me to pronounce."

However, as we proceeded, I started to complain because what he was teaching me began to not make any sense at all. “What the hell? Are you making fun of me right now? Why the hell is this pronounced as ‘fo-to’ when it is spelled as p-h-o-t-o? As far as I remember, you said that this…” I pointed at the letter P. “This is pronounced as ‘pi.’” “As I said, there are instances that their pronunciation is changed. Since ‘p’ is followed after ‘h,’ it is read as ‘ef," he explained but even if he said that it was still... incomprehensible somehow.

Tried not to think about late nights, closed hotels, language barriers, or the fact that I was suddenly very aware of how far from home I was. Then my phone buzzed in my hand. The vibration was sharp and sudden, cutting through the quiet like a warning bell. Relief surged instinctively as I glanced down. Good, I thought. Information. Solutions. It evaporated instantly. We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, your reservation has been cancelled. I stared at the screen. Then I read it again. And again. Like repetition might soften the words. Like maybe they would rearrange themselves into something less final.

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He opened the book and began teaching the basics, starting with two lettered words and nervously, I followed. He pronounced them countless times and nervously, I just listened. “Pronounce it.” He instructed and I gulped down saliva. I stared at the words for a moment. “I… I…iti…” My voice started out well and reduced drastically as I began to pronounce the words. My voice faltered and became more hesitant to say anything. “Louder.” He warned, a frown spread across his face and I began to breathe heavily, my nervousness increasing. “….” I began to pronounce wrongly, in my anxiety I had completely forgotten the simplest pronunciation.

We came from very different cultures, how could I ever explain to him? “I like the coincidence that your last name is same as mine,” he laughed now. “Nathan and Nathan…” “It is on paper, but not in pronunciation,” I explained. “How so?” he asked, intrigued. “It is the ‘a’ in our names… the first ‘a’ of Nathan. The difference is the same as car and care,” I explained. “Okay,” he looked confused. “Your name is Nathan, my last name is pronounced as Naaaathan. A big aaaaa sound in middle,” I smiled at his bemused expressions.

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"Stop exaggerating Lizzie. I think I have seen this language before in my mom's old diary." "Your mom learn spells?" She questioned and I frowned. "You are still exaggerating babe." "If I am, then look at this. He..hema sck mio...what the heck." Lizzie made an high pitched voice. "It's hema sck miosamre." I quickly corrected her like I knew the words. Lizzie gasped and Jennifer stared at me in surprise. "you were saying?" Lizzie huffed. "How can you pronounce it so good?" Jennifer muttered.