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The perils of mangling a name

Mispronouncing a colleague’s name at work can be hazardous — and not just if it’s the boss

How would you pronounce Kristalina Georgieva?

The first name of the managing director of the IMF is easy enough for English speakers. The second is another matter entirely. 

For years, I have heard people pronounce it with one and often two soft Gs, like the sound of the ‘s’ in measure, as in Zhore-zhee-ay-vah. 

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