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by anuleczka 4374 days ago
Same here (Polish names unite!). I usually get embarrassed by the amount of attention mine will get. Using this tool feels like it would just add even more attention to it.
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My last name is actually simple to pronounce but I usually ask to "just call me Greg", as Grzegorz is probably the epitome of unpronounceable Polish names.

Still, I'm not sure if I'd ever use this tool. Seems somewhat pretentious, even if useful.

Maybe it's a cultural difference? I can almost see people in the States use this, but anyone in Poland would be laughed off.
Probably.

If you're Polish and you see a Polish name, you instantly know how to pronounce it. In the US It's more more hit-or-miss due to ethnical diversity and the English language itself.

Come to think of it, I'd like other people to use this site, but still wouldn't use it myself. Maybe it's because so far I can't see a way to mispronounce my last name and I've essentially given up on my first name.