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[Image descriptions in order: black text on a yellow background that says "How to respect my ethnic name." Below is the name of the creator, @AnpuLondon. On the right side there is simplified clip art of a man in a brown coat leaning on the edge of the image.]

[text that says "Things you should NEVER say

1 "I'm never going to remember that" Sometimes the name can be hard to say but you're being dismissive and showing that you don't value the person

2 "Do you have something shorter for that?" Let them offer their nickname to you first. If they don't, then don't probe for a shorter version of their name.

3 "Can I just call you ______ instead?" This is disrespectful because you are disregarding an entire person's history and identity by giving them a different name. There's also an uncomfortable power dynamic." In the corner there is a simple black and white drawing of a person with ear length hair looking angrily at the phrases.]

[Text that says "Equally inappropriate actions

4 Tapping the person on the shoulder because you'd rather not get their name wrong

5 Pointing to them in a meeting

6 Replacing their name with 'him, her, them' and hoping you'll get away with it". In the left corner in the same style as the previous page there is a woman with an afro looking at the text frustrated. In the bottom right corner there is a man in the same style with a raised brow.]

[Text that says "How to help

1 Repeat their name after they introduce themselves. When you don't repeat their name, it can be quite frustrating because we would like reassurance that you've heard and can say it correctly.

2 Reassure them. "I really want to make sure I say your name correctly, can you teach me?"

3 Emails + Business. Incorrect names on a legal document is time consuming to correct for the person. This distracts from more important tasks. Double check the name when writing an email." On the left side there is a drawing of a woman with black hair and bangs smiling at the reader.]

[Text that says "How to help

4 Dating. Help your loved one out by teaching your friends and family the pronunciation in advance to avoid any awkward encounters.

5 Call others out. If you hear someone's name being said wrong and they're not in the room, then please do correct them.

6 'Forgive me, could you remind me...' Politely ask for a reminder. Look, I understand. I'm awful with everyone's names too to be honest because I'm far too nervous about meeting someone new and don't hear their name, let alone how to pronounce it.

(in green) Here's a good tip: jot down the pronunciation in your notepad in a way that you will remember!" On the left side there is clip art of a man and woman dancing. The man is half-dipping the woman and they are beside a table that is cropped by the page.]

[A graphic of lined paper with the writing "Dear Susan," a few lines down is "Dear Shuai Yingchun,". On the right there is an image of Clippy the paperclip with a speech bubble saying "But what's your real name?" And a button beneath that text that says "Ok". Below the graphics there is text that says "Don't immediately disregard someone's integrity by asking 'but what's your real name though?'.

If they're a good friend, then it may be special for you to enquire more about their heritage and background, but it's all about the tone and energy you bring to the question. If you've just met them and you're asking to have a laugh, that's just plain rude."]

[Text that says "Why is it so hard?

Basically, when you try and write a name from another language, sometimes it can't be transliterated accurately because the letters for a particular sound doesn't exist.

Yeah, you're probably having to create sounds you probably didn't even know that existed!

Transliteration is the process of converting one written script into another written script, such as Hebrew characters into the Latin alphabet

Mohammed can be spelt in several ways in the Roman alphabet, Only the consonants M-h-m-d appear in the written version of Perso-Arabic scripts." Below is several different ways to spell Mohammed in white text; "Mohamid, Mohamad, Muhamad, Mohamed, Muhammad, Mihemed, Mahomet, Muhamed,", which continue to the next page.]

[Spellings of Mohammed continued: "Muhamad Mabamed, SPELL MY NAME Munamm Anemed, CORRECTLY Mahomets Mulamed". On top of that, there is black text that says in all capitals "SPELL MY NAME CORRECTLY". Below are more examples of names with different spellings: "Anpu, Anbu". "Nicholas, Nickolas, Nicolas, Nikolas". "Tristan, Tristen, Tristian, Tristin, Triston, Trystan". "Dingxiang". "Tingzhe". "Charlie, Charli, Charlee, Charly, Charleigh". "Makayla, Mckayla, Michaela, Mikaela, Mikayla". "Bolade". "Olawumi".]

[Text that says "A heavy history

Colonisation gave rise to a language hierarchy in which the language of the coloniser was inscribed as the most prestigious language (Brenzinger 1992).

Naming practices by European colonizers served to inject a sense of shame and legacy of inferiority. Of the world's estimated 7,500 languages, over half will be extinct by the year 2050 owing to imperialism (Eames 2019).

European colonizers defiled African names to erase African identity. Names not only aid in the construction of identity, but also concretize a people's collective memory by recording the circumstances of their experiences. Thus, to obliterate African collective memories and identities, the colonizers assigned new names to the Africans or even left them nameless, as a way of subjugating and committing them to perpetual servitude (Fitzpatrick 2012)." On the top right corner there is clip art of a statue bust like you might find in a museum.]

[Text that says "A bit of empowerment: Things to say...

1 "Just to let you kow, you're pronouncing my name incorrectly, it's pronounced..."

2 "I'm sure you'll agree it's best to correct people right away before the wrong pronunciation sticks!"

3 "Could we spend a few moments practising the pronunciation of my name? I'd love to teach you..." In the bottom right corner there is clip art of two women holding their fist in the air as a black empowerment symbol. The one on the left has long, straight, black hair; the one on the right has a black Afro. Atop them is the text "YOUR NAME IS BEAUTIFUL".]

[A gif of a man in a blue and white striped shirt turning his head from left to right saying "my name is my name". He stands in front of a white brick wall and there is a blue filter over the image.]

Shout out to @AnpuLondon for putting this together!