Tuesday, September 25, 2012

What's in a name?

I think it's an interesting concept that one can pick a new name (and a new identity) when learning another language.  I've had a few students ask me for suggestions, but usually, they already have a name picked out.  Here are some of my favorites from this year:

Fozzy
Moon
Horric
Yaphets

My Chinese name:  倪贝思 (ni bei si) is just a name that sounds like my English name.  I like it ok but am thinking of changing it to an actual Chinese name - the one I have sounds like a foreigner's name, apparently, because it just sounds strange.

Chinese friends:  Any suggestions??

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