Like Abe Lincoln, another world leader named Abe is shot and killed, RIP Shinzo

[theking]

[Visualmon]

That name is cursed. Don't give that name to your child. 

[Reporter]

It's pronounced AB-NPES, not ABE.

I'm in shock and sadness with disbelief in this killing.

[theking]

Pronunciation of a word or name can vary depending on the language, dialect and accent but nothing can dispute the spelling of Shinzo Abe's name.

[Reporter]

Lol

All these times and you haven't heard it said. If we aren't in tune with international communities, we miss how effective English's variations are in some other ways or even just what the /e/ can be used for.

We also shouldn't be too gullible to think that there's a trend on a name with those three letters.

This man tells you how this late Japanese PM's name is pronounced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpR6D69ogZY

[theking]

I know it's not pronounced the same which is why I stated this in the previous post:

"Pronunciation of a word or name can vary depending on the language, dialect and accent but nothing can dispute the spelling of Shinzo Abe's name."

I used an English and Hmong word that are spelled the same here for example: Tub

Here's another example of a very popular word/name that's known worldwide that's spelled the same but may not always be pronounced the same depending on which language, dialect and accent: Jesus

[theking]

Some info between the two Abe:

"Abe Lincoln vs Shinzo Abe

American Abe: black slaves emancipation
Japanese Abe: sex slaves denial"

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/world/asia/02japan.html