Re: Today's subtitle

From	Spike <aero.spike@mail.com>
Newsgroups	uk.tech.digital-tv
Subject	Re: Today's subtitle
Date	2026-06-24 10:25 +0000
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Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 23/06/2026 15:03, Spike wrote:
>> NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>> On 23/06/2026 08:32, Spike wrote:
>>>> Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:

>>>>> Just shown on the BBC1 cooking show: 'Sweet baby jam'. Hmm, interesting
>>>>> if you're Hannibal Lecter.

>>>> BBC1 this morning interviewed a lady named Jan Lubicki (pronounced as
>>>> Lubitsky).

>>>> The subtitles renamed her to Janda Biscuit.

>>> That's a problem with the voice recognition software and the person
>>> speaking the words that are to be rendered as subtitles. I'm not sure
>>> why names (especially non-British ones) can't be typed in, to avoid
>>> howlers like this.

>>> I'd forgotten about the Lubicki -> Lubitsky pronunciation of Polish
>>> names. It's like actress Janine Duvitsky who anglicised the spelling of
>>> her surname to make the pronunciation obvious: it is actually spelled
>>> Drzewicki.

>> I’m guessing that it’s pronounced something like Zhevitski, but being a
>> lady it might be more correct as Zhevitska - but of course, she can style
>> herself as she wishes.

> Those many and varied versions of "z" in Polish are a common trap for 
> English speakers. Many years ago the MD of the company I worked for at 
> the time had a name that you correctly point out was pronounced as 
> "Zhevitski". The actual spelling wasn't Drzewicki, but Krzewicki.

> Here's a straightforward guide(!):
> <https://www.expatspoland.com/how-to-pronounce-polish-names/>

A very interesting read, dziękuję!

-- 
Spike

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Today's subtitle Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2026-05-23 09:31 +0100
  Re: Today's subtitle Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com> - 2026-05-23 12:59 +0100
    Re: Today's subtitle "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-05-23 12:49 +0000
      Re: Today's subtitle pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 18:49 +0100
  Re: Today's subtitle Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> - 2026-06-20 11:12 +0100
    Re: Today's subtitle Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-06-20 10:16 +0000
      Re: Today's subtitle Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-06-20 11:52 +0100
        Re: Today's subtitle Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-06-20 17:14 +0100
          Re: Today's subtitle nospam@please.invalid (AnthonyL) - 2026-06-25 11:56 +0000
            Re: Today's subtitle NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-25 14:18 +0100
  Re: Today's subtitle Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> - 2026-06-23 07:32 +0000
    Re: Today's subtitle NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-23 13:17 +0100
      Re: Today's subtitle Norman Wells <hex@unseen.ac.am> - 2026-06-23 14:15 +0100
        Re: Today's subtitle NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-23 15:06 +0100
      Re: Today's subtitle Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> - 2026-06-23 14:03 +0000
        Re: Today's subtitle Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-24 09:07 +0100
          Re: Today's subtitle Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> - 2026-06-24 10:25 +0000
      Re: Today's subtitle JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-24 06:19 +0100
        Re: Today's subtitle Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2026-06-24 09:25 +0100
    Re: Today's subtitle Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> - 2026-06-25 08:43 +0000

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