All spanish speakers would follow that logic, many anglo names have been "hispanized" like that. Originally Sebastian ancestors came to South America from Britain. Coates is a scottish surname, more precisely a sept from Farquharson clan, you can check this in the clan's web. ...and seems to be ...
Just pronounce it as it reads. It's NOT a south american surname, it's a scottish one. In Uruguay nobody says his name as it sounds originally because they read "oa" different than english speakers and don´t silence letter "e" before "s".
£7million Coates is a "very good piece of business"
The panel analyses Liverpool's impending signing of 6ft 6in Uruguyan defender Sebastian Coates. Visit http://www.lifesapitch.co.uk for interviews,...
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ErikCouts said:
All spanish speakers would follow that logic, many anglo names have been "hispanized" like that. Originally Sebastian ancestors came to South America from Britain. Coates is a scottish surname, more precisely a sept from Farquharson clan, you can check this in the clan's web. ...and seems to be ...
£7million Coates is a "very good piece of business"
The panel analyses Liverpool's impending signing of 6ft 6in Uruguyan defender Sebastian Coates. Visit http://www.lifesapitch.co.uk for interviews,...
44,048 views
ErikCouts said:
Just pronounce it as it reads. It's NOT a south american surname, it's a scottish one. In Uruguay nobody says his name as it sounds originally because they read "oa" different than english speakers and don´t silence letter "e" before "s".
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