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Why you stopped correcting your name

My mom calls me by my real name but everyone else uses the anglicized version and I don't correct them anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Repeated mispronunciation leads to surrender of authentic self-identification in social contexts.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Language and identity — what your first language holds?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.