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Old December 05, 2014, 05:33 AM
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I am trying to pronounce the letters of the alphabet for peoples surnames. The problem is mine as it has an apostrophe

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Old December 05, 2014, 09:00 AM
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In Spanish your name is pronounced Otúl or Otule
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Old December 05, 2014, 09:53 AM
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Gracias. But if I went on holiday to Spain and the hotel receptionist asked me to spell my name how do I get it correct. I can't give her the Spanish spelling can I
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Yes, you can spell it out using Spanish letters. They would be sure to get your name right that way.
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Mi nombre es "O'Toole" [say it as you pronounce it in English]. Se escribe: o, apóstrofe, te, doble o, ele, e. "Oto-ole" [pronounced in Spanish].
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Old December 06, 2014, 09:41 AM
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Thanks it was the apostrophe I was looking for also noticed that you can also have apóstrofo. Does this mean that surnames are feminine?
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Old December 06, 2014, 10:21 PM
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No, it wouldn't mean that at all.
"Apóstrofe" and "apóstrofo" are two different words.
My teachers always said "apóstrofe", so I learnt this mistake. Sorry. The correct word for talking about the spelling symbol is "apóstrofo".
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