Why do Americans pronounce Asperger's Syndrome wrong?

Question

It's NOT pronounced like ***-burgers it's pronounced with a soft G like the word amerge, urgent or surgery
but why can Americans pronounce those words but not Asperger's

Answer 1

Its because of accent

Answer 2

Pronounce Aspergers

Answer 3

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Why do Americans pronounce Asperger's Syndrome wrong?

It's NOT pronounced like ***-burgers it's pronounced with a soft G like the word amerge, urgent or surgery

but why can Americans pronounce those words but not Asperger's

Answer 4

No, that’s not wrong. I have Asperger’s syndrome myself. You are not obliged to be this guy’s friend just because he has Asperger’s syndrome. Some friendships just don’t work out and that’s not something to feel guilty about. I am sure he would be sad to lose your friendship, but I also don’t think he’d want you to continue just out of pity if you don’t really like him. If you are not getting anything out of this friendship then I wouldn’t blame you for ending it. Your friend may listen to you and just not know how to respond, because he can’t relate to what you tell him or he doesn’t know what kind of a response is expected. He also may not know what is appropriate or inappropriate to say and he may get a bit caught up in his own thoughts and interests, but he can be taught what’s appropriate. He can’t help having so poor social skills and his social skills won’t improve unless someone helps him. He is unaware of most social rules and won’t know he’s doing something wrong unless someone tells him and corrects him. What you could do, if you want to give this friendship another go, is talk to him about his social mistakes and explain what would be appropriate for him to say, ask etc. and let him know when he says something inappropriate and give him a chance to try to improve his social and conversational skills. Just keep in mind that he can’t learn them on his own and he won’t just “sense” things and understand subtle hints, body language and such. He needs to be told or else he simply won’t be aware that he’s doing something wrong. If you choose not to give it another try, that’s perfectly okay too, but please at least let him know why. If you don’t tell him he won’t know and will be confused and wonder for a long time what he did wrong and he won’t have the chance to learn from his mistakes so that he can try things differently the next time he makes a new friend.

Answer 5

Aspergers Pronunciation

Answer 6

How to pronounce 'Asperger'



Asperger is a German name and should be pronounced with a hard 'G', as there is no soft 'G' in the German language.



Someone wrote to the NAS recently to say that that people might see negative connotations with the wrong pronunciation when a soft 'G' is used. She pointed out that 'Asperges' with a soft 'G' (as in purge) is the name of a religious rite, a purging ceremony, concerned with the purging of sin. 'Aspergere' is Latin for 'to wash or sprinkle'.

Answer 7

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I have Asperger's also, and I have to say "yes" keep him as your friend. He might not be able to show it, but he is probably much more loyal than you woud realize. High School was hell for me. I'm not sure that I had any one friend who truly stood by me, and it made my life miserable. People liked me, I was even somewhat popular, but I didn't have any close friendships that lasted. I guess you can look at it as you are putting in more work, which girls often do anyhow. You can help him with social cues like : "Aren't you going to ask me how I'm doing today?". Why don't you try to focus on what he really likes the next time you hang out, say, if he loves some certain video game or whatever, play with him. Then, suggest that "friendship is about give and take, I hope you would like to spend some time with me doing what I like to do also." As he gets older he might start to realize that he will need to work a little harder in order to keep his friend (s)...just don't give up on him and try to tell him how you feel. You will be doing all of us Aspies with bad high school memories a favor! Let us know how it goes. Please check out my blog...

Answer 8

No, it is a hard G. It's named after Hans Asperger, who lived in Austria, a German-speaking country. In English we pronounce it the German way, with a hard G.

Answer 9

They're not pronouncing it incorrectly, you are.

Answer 10

They pronounce a lot of words differently.



They probably think you pronounce things incorrectly.

Answer 11

They pronounce it the only way they know. They are not aware of mispronouncing it. Instead of insulting them, politely correct them.