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So, my first name-Helen-is basically a given. I haven't ever had someone mispronounce it (In case someone does, however, it's pronounced "HEH-len"). I have had some friends try to abbreviate it, though, but I think it's pretty obvious why that doesn't work. My last name, the way all Chinese people pronounce it, is like the name "John" without the "n" at the end. | So, my first name-Helen-is basically a given. I haven't ever had someone mispronounce it (In case someone does, however, it's pronounced "HEH-len"). I have had some friends try to abbreviate it, though, but I think it's pretty obvious why that doesn't work. My last name, the way all Chinese people pronounce it, is like the name "John" without the "n" at the end. | ||
| − | As for the phonetic pronunciation, the IPA version of my name, Helen Zhang, is /ˈhələn | + | As for the phonetic pronunciation, the IPA version of my name, Helen Zhang, is /ˈhələn dʒaŋ/. |
== Link to a Grand Challenge for Engineering == | == Link to a Grand Challenge for Engineering == | ||
[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/311/5766/1380 Fusion Power:Will It Ever Come?], William E. Parkins, Science Magazine, 10 March 2006, Accessed 12 September 2010 (Grand Challenge) | [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/311/5766/1380 Fusion Power:Will It Ever Come?], William E. Parkins, Science Magazine, 10 March 2006, Accessed 12 September 2010 (Grand Challenge) | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 12 September 2010
About Me
My hometown is Brentwood, Tennessee, and I graduated from Brentwood High School. In my free time, I love to read (anything from classics like Jane Eyre to modern sci-fi/fantasy like Lord of the Rings), sketch or paint (my favorite subjects are people), watch/read anime/manga, or play badminton (though I'm definitely in need of practice!).
I'm an American-Born-Chinese, and I visit my grandparents in Beijing, China every other summer.
I'm currently a freshman at Duke University (Pratt) and I live in Brown Dorm.
Name Pronunciation
So, my first name-Helen-is basically a given. I haven't ever had someone mispronounce it (In case someone does, however, it's pronounced "HEH-len"). I have had some friends try to abbreviate it, though, but I think it's pretty obvious why that doesn't work. My last name, the way all Chinese people pronounce it, is like the name "John" without the "n" at the end. As for the phonetic pronunciation, the IPA version of my name, Helen Zhang, is /ˈhələn dʒaŋ/.
Link to a Grand Challenge for Engineering
Fusion Power:Will It Ever Come?, William E. Parkins, Science Magazine, 10 March 2006, Accessed 12 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)
