My manager stopped by just a minute ago. "I need help of a linguist," my manager says to me.
"Oh?" My manager speaks English as a second language; Russian is his native language. I figured it was related to that somehow.
He hands me a sticky note with "Gene" written on it. "Is English name?" he asks. "How do you pronounce it?"
I laugh and tell him it's /ʤiːn/, just like DNA-type genes.
He thanks me, commenting that if he's going to be calling this big-shot consultant, he'd better get his name right. I was glad to be service. :)
Gold star and a happy face to those who recognize what this post's title is referencing. :)
1 comments:
Almost everyone I work with is Chinese, and they bring me names all the time. The first question is usually "Is this name for girl or boy?", then "How say it?". :) I'm always happy to help too!
Post a Comment