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How Should You Pronounce Your Name on the Radio?

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Let's say you're a reporter for a public radio station, and you happen to have a name that's pronounced one way in Spanish, but another way by most non-Spanish speakers. How should you identify yourself on the air? Gustavo Arellano, who writes the syndicated column called "Ask A Mexican," says he gets asked this question all the time.

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