tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post8660014534532682705..comments2024-03-11T08:31:04.022-04:00Comments on Bieganski the Blog: Glaukopis Misspells G - O - S - K - A, or I am Denounced in PolandD Goskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-8669248325570238622011-01-22T12:15:50.910-05:002011-01-22T12:15:50.910-05:00Hello Danusha,
I would like to respond to the las...Hello Danusha, <br />I would like to respond to the last questions.<br /><br />As Danusha is not “typical American” name, it sounds as modified Polish name of Danusia. American Polish add “h” where Polish “si” is difficult to pronounce. This is why it might be assumed your first name has been modified. <br /><br />As Goska is not the “typical Polish” or “typical American” surname, it may be assumed Goska is your nickname, while it clearly refers (for Poles) to diminutive of Polish name Malgorzata.<br />Gośka comes from Malgorzata in the following way: Malgorzata -> Malgosia - > Gosia - > Gośka. However saying Goska does not always sound neutral (used rather when being angry at Gosia). My name is Malgorzata and I am called Gosha (and spelled this way) by my American, Canadian and German friends.<br /><br />The word Goshka looks completely strange to me. The possible reason of adding h could be to replace Polish letter ś in the way that it may be pronounced by Americans like Polish ś. But in fact “sh” sounds like “sz” rather, but the difference between “sz” and “ś” is very difficult to pick up by non-native speakers.<br /><br />Of course, the above explanation does not justify modifying your names in the official publications. I did not mean to offend you calling your name “not typical” American or Polish. I was only attempting to find the source of this misspelling. I hope you will understand.Malgorzatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-61761606954703346642010-12-17T07:29:17.352-05:002010-12-17T07:29:17.352-05:00Does anyone know why Poles feel compelled to add a...Does anyone know why Poles feel compelled to add an "h" to my last name? <br /><br />I know that Goshka is a nickname for Malgorzata, but why assume that my last name is a nickname for Malgorzata?D Goskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-30697343466876446672010-12-15T10:25:08.118-05:002010-12-15T10:25:08.118-05:00Daiva, I'm honored by your contribution to my ...Daiva, I'm honored by your contribution to my blog. I look forward to new posts by you, and to checking out "White Field, Black Sheep."<br /><br />John, I just sent you the article via emial.<br /><br />John, you say that Marek Jan Chodakiewicz is not involved in this. I have no idea one way or the other. I mention, above, the name of the author of the article, and it is not Marek Jan Chodakiewicz.<br /><br />If Prof. Chodakiewicz does not concur with the content of the article in question, he can certainly say so publicly.<br /><br />If you like, please share with him the link to this blog, and he can comment if he likes. <br /><br />I'm not in touch with him, have never been, and would not feel comfortable contacting him myself.D Goskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-26509987578986170822010-12-15T10:15:46.548-05:002010-12-15T10:15:46.548-05:00Danusha, I've met Marek Jan Chodakiewicz and c...Danusha, I've met Marek Jan Chodakiewicz and corresponded with him briefly over the years. He's always struck me as a professional. I can't believe that he would be in any way involved in this conspiracy talk. <br /><br />I would love to read the article. <br /><br />@Daiva--I just finished reading your book White Field, Black Sheep. I couldn't put it down. It's the best thing I've ever read about growing up as a child of DPs.John Guzlowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052735138993479204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-72637584792612806312010-12-15T09:54:55.500-05:002010-12-15T09:54:55.500-05:00What an excellent post, Danusha. There are paralle...What an excellent post, Danusha. There are parallels in Lithuanian culture as well. The cultural rift between the homeland and the diaspora widens when people publish articles like the one you talk about. My book memoir was recently critiqued in a Lithuanian paper. The reviewer highlighted my opinion that Lithuanians can be racist and anti-Semitic, not contextualizing this at all. He also said I should have written more about my trip to <br />Lithuania and less about my mother. Ha!<br />Daiva MarkelisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com