to stop my children speaking with the local accent?

[workshy]

95% of the time I accept that my dcs speak with the local accent -I'm not a fan but they fit in with their peer group, I chose to live here so it's fine

but when they pronounce their own names differently to me it drives me insane

they both have an 'a' in the middle of thier names which when I was naming them I pronounced with a short 'A', like the name of the letter
locally it's pronounced 'aaaaaaaaaa' -children in their classes are telling them they are saying their names wrong!

AIBU to insist they say their names the way I intended or do I just go with the flow?

but when they pronounce their own names differently to me it drives me insane
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tabula - Frarnce!

Most East Yorks places sound like a slightly softer version of Hull, I think. It's not until West of York that things change much!

tabulahrasa

I actually love the scottish pronunciation of Katie

Look on the bright side. At least they don't have a west country accent and sound like they're a few straws short of a bale........

My luvver.

'Frarnce!'

I just tried to say that...it turned into Frarrrrrnce, rofl

Born in the Black Countree and a naturalised Londoner, I can offer you Kiy-ee-Tay or Kay'ie if you prefer? Where I live now they say Kae-ae-'ee (very slowly). Or you could move to France, where they're likely to pronounce it Kattie!

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Or you can go Uppr Clars and call her Ket.

In the north of Scotland, we would say Kay-ay.

There are no t's in the north of Scotland, thus my brother is Pee-ur.

Oh, that sounds lovely and soft, doesn't it, yellow? I have to really concentrate to understand, though (as in Newcastle, but for different reasons.)

DP has largely lost his Liverpool accent after 20 years darn sarf. But when he goes home to visit his sister, his five-year-old niece just says 'What?' to him until he translates whatever he's just said into scouse for her

Or deepest Essex - Kye-Tie, with a glottal stop if you're lucky.

See, I'm from NW London ways and am living in Liverpool. I'm sure the kids get confused when I tell them to get in the barrrrrth and their dad then gives them a bath.

They also both have a k in their names - if you are familiar with the Scouse accent you will realise that the letter often sounds like a ball of phlegm rolled round the mouth!

I don't mind though. It's part of who they are, and where they live.

I had elocution lessons, ffs. It's not as if I didn't already speak like a BBC Newsreader from the 1950s. As did my mother who paid for the sodding elocution lessons. Unfortunately, when I even think of elocution I am reminded of the Mrs Brown sketch.

But back to the OP's regional ishoos. I can imagine how annoying this is but suspect there's nothing you can do other than correct anyone who pronounces the names incorrectly. Be aware that this may have no effect whatsoever.

Regional accents are an interestingly moveable feast though. I speak fairly boring standard English (whatever "standard" is) but having been brought up in England and Northern Ireland can also speak fluent Co.Fermanagh and despite being unaware of this, on landing at Belfast Airport, DP used to assure me that I switched immediately into it.

Your so in Suffolk! Or Norfolk

yellowraincoat

I have a cousin Graeme and his name is pronounced Gray-am.

That's not how you pronounce Graeme.

I'm not going to argue except to say that my cousin's name is how my aunt and uncle spelt it and how they said it.

I also know a Graeme pronounced Gray-am

Fair enough. They should have called him Graham if that's what they wanted him to be called though.

it's normally pronounced grame, but with slight extra semi-syllable in the middle
like a cross between grame and grayam.

more of a graeme....
like grayem

Spud, spuud, tattie.....

No, it is pronounced with the same vowel sound as "train".

IT IS.

Sorry that was in reply to the potato/ potato/ tomato/tomato post, not totally random...