Most pretentious pronunciation of name
majcm
pronounces his name "SEEN". I've heard lots of pretentious pronouncing of
names and spelling of names trying to be different, but this one just sounds
silly. For some reason it really bothers me and when they announce him, I
have to change the channel. Strange how little things can bother a person so
much. But it does.
wiseu...@hotmail.com
I suggest you bury your sorrows by cooking up a nice Jello salad for
one of your anti-gay Christian potluck dinners.
majcm
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Ann McLaughlin
his name that way. Apparently, he has a twin or a brother whose name is
"Shawn," thus the weird pronunciation of "Sean" to differentiate it from his
brother's name. So you have to blame his parents, who may not have realized
that "Sean" and "Shawn" are normally pronounced the same in the normal
world.
Ann McL.
(no relation to the "Seans")
"majcm" <MeMe....@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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Frank
majcm
won't bug me anymore.
"Ann McLaughlin" <damcla...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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wiseu...@hotmail.com
Well, we can all sleep well tonight knowing you're no longer "bugged"
by such a world-shattering problem!
Terry Lomax
name. It's no coincidence he's also the most pretentious a-hole on the
face of the earth!
Bono. Instead of properly calling himself "Boe-no", he pronounces his
name "Bah-no". Naming himself a single name would be pretentious in
the first place even if he pronounced Bono correctly.
netuse...@yahoo.com
Ann McLaughlin wrote:
> I saw him one time on the Today show and they explained why he pronounces
> his name that way. Apparently, he has a twin or a brother whose name is
> "Shawn," thus the weird pronunciation of "Sean" to differentiate it from his
> brother's name. So you have to blame his parents, who may not have realized
> that "Sean" and "Shawn" are normally pronounced the same in the normal
> world.
Does his brother also do the weather on TV?
Also put me down for;
1. fmr Mayor Ed "Koch"
Pauli G
not anyone famous, but a friend of the family insists that her name
(Tara) be prounounced "Tear-ah". 99% of all the Tara's that I've ever
known pronounce it "Tar-ah".
Barney File
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mary...@rcn.com
Davis, except she thought Ms. Davis pronounced her first name Bet.
Sarah Czepiel
wrote:
>Opposite of pretentious: Bette Midler's mom named her after Bette
>Davis, except she thought Ms. Davis pronounced her first name Bet.
Thank God for Moms! 'Bet' Midler works, 'Betty' Midler is awful.
MC
"Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
> Rafe Fines
A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
--
"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."
--Elmore Leonard
MC
Sarah Czepiel <nine...@cox.net> wrote:
But "Mary Bones" is great!
Karen
I always chuckle how Rosanna Arquette insists on pronouncing her name
Roz-onna. Also I remember reading stories about how JFK's sisters made
fun of Jackie because she told everyone to pronounce her name as the
French do, Jacque-leen, with the accent on the last syllable.
azi...@hotmail.com
pronunciation.
megans...@drizzle.com
wrote:
>I don't know what news channel he's on, but the weather guy Sean McLaughlin,
>pronounces his name "SEEN".
SNIPPAGE>
Here's my name peeve: How Oprah pronounces certain words, such as the
name Cheryl.
To Oprah, "Cheryl" rhymes with "Earl," a la the shortened form of
"Shirley."
Everyone else manages to say "Share-ul." Why not Oprah?
Megans
mary...@rcn.com
blame you, starting now, for name damage control.
mary...@rcn.com
MC
"mary...@rcn.com" <mary...@rcn.com> wrote:
> I may use Mary Bones as my stage name from now on. Thanks, MC, I'll
> blame you, starting now, for name damage control.
Everything's my fault.
MC
"mary...@rcn.com" <mary...@rcn.com> wrote:
> Duh-MEE Moore. What's wrong with Demmy?
Well, um that sent me off to IMDB to find out what her real name is:
Demetria Gene Guynes
So I can now see why it is pronounced Duh-MEE.
Jeannie-2
>Sean McLaughlin is a twin. His brother, Sean, uses the traditional
>pronunciation.
His brother has the same spelling? Thought he was a shawn? Sean
(seen) is a weird pronunciation.
Lily
<<Also I remember reading stories about how JFK's sisters made fun of
Jackie because she told everyone to pronounce her name as the French do,
Jacque-leen, with the accent on the last syllable.>>
And I also remember reading about when she had dinner with the Kennedy
family for the first time, and told them how she pronounced her name,
one of the sisters snickered, "Rhymes with 'queen.'"
She was an awfully smart woman to keep her children distanced from that
clan's offspring as much as possible, and to raise them as sensibly and
sensitively as she did. They were the least Kennedy of the Kennedys.
Lily
Lily
Lily
John Smith
> In article <O5LQe.804$nB6...@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
> "Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Rafe Fines
>
>
> A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
>
John
John Smith
> In article <O5LQe.804$nB6...@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
> "Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Rafe Fines
>
>
> A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
>
"Hello, Rafe"
John
Font of All Important Info
compelled by mysterious forces to say:
>In article <O5LQe.804$nB6...@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
> "Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
>
>> Rafe Fines
>
>A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
and a wonderful name for a wonderful actor whose latest, "The Constant
Gardener," opens on Wednesday :)
--dez (yes, he's one of my Keepees!)
...a pistol-hot cup of Dez...
"Chef of chicanery, your buns are mine!"
--the Tick
explorer
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hey, at least he isn't saying it's Say-ahn...
earthage2002
"Font of All Important Info" <dez...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:51:14 -0400, MC <cope...@mapca.inter.net> felt
> compelled by mysterious forces to say:
>
>>In article <O5LQe.804$nB6...@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
>> "Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Rafe Fines
>>
>>A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
>
> and a wonderful name for a wonderful actor whose latest, "The Constant
> Gardener," opens on Wednesday :)
>
> --dez (yes, he's one of my Keepees!)
>
Good movie. Saw it on a preview.
MagsTheAxe
> Here's my name peeve: How Oprah pronounces certain words, such as the
> name Cheryl.
>
> To Oprah, "Cheryl" rhymes with "Earl," a la the shortened form of
> "Shirley."
>
> Everyone else manages to say "Share-ul." Why not Oprah?
>
> Megans
Because not everyone else pronounces it "Shareul". My cousin's name is
Cheryl, and the family's always pronounced it the way Oprah does.
Come to think of it, I've known several Cheryls in my life, and they all
pronounced it that way. I wonder if it's a Southern thing. Oprah's
from Tennessee, so that may be why she's does the "rhymes with Earl"
pronounciation.
MC
MagsTheAxe <magst...@iglou.com> wrote:
> Because not everyone else pronounces it "Shareul". My cousin's name is
> Cheryl, and the family's always pronounced it the way Oprah does.
>
> Come to think of it, I've known several Cheryls in my life, and they all
> pronounced it that way. I wonder if it's a Southern thing. Oprah's
> from Tennessee, so that may be why she's does the "rhymes with Earl"
> pronounciation.
I know a Cheryl from the UK who insists on a hard "ch" -- "TCHeril"
So, indeed, everyone doesn't pronounce it "Shareul"
Finally
> Because not everyone else pronounces it "Shareul". My cousin's name is
> Cheryl, and the family's always pronounced it the way Oprah does.
>
> Come to think of it, I've known several Cheryls in my life, and they all
> pronounced it that way. I wonder if it's a Southern thing. Oprah's
> from Tennessee, so that may be why she's does the "rhymes with Earl"
> pronounciation.
It must be a Southern thing because I say it the same way as you and am
Southern as well.
Argyle Campbell
On 29-Aug-2005, "Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
> Rafe Fines
"Rafe" is the Brit way of pronouncing Ralph. RE: Composer Ralph (Rafe) von
Williams.
Deltic
"Argyle Campbell" <arg...@priest.com> wrote:
I think you mean Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Tina
Font of All Important Info wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:51:14 -0400, MC <cope...@mapca.inter.net> felt
> compelled by mysterious forces to say:
>
> >In article <O5LQe.804$nB6...@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
> > "Barney File" <v...@i-s-e.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Rafe Fines
> >
> >A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
>
> and a wonderful name for a wonderful actor whose latest, "The Constant
> Gardener," opens on Wednesday :)
>
> --dez (yes, he's one of my Keepees!)
....with some of the most gorgeous eyes to ever grace the big screen
too.
Dr. Sooz
~
~A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
~~~~~~~~~
I thought it was even "Rafe Fine".
Dr. Sooz
"Everyone else manages to say "Share-ul." Why not Oprah?"
'Cause she's an alien and has trouble with some Earth words.
Dr. Sooz
"Duh-MEE Moore. What's wrong with Demmy?"
Yes! Yes! And "Duh-MEE" sounds like "dummy".
MC
"Dr. Sooz" <penh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Her given name is Demetria, so I'm betting it's a pet name -- and
pronunciaion she's had since she was half a demi.
MC
Deltic <nos...@nospam.com.au> wrote:
> > "Rafe" is the Brit way of pronouncing Ralph. RE: Composer Ralph (Rafe) von
> > Williams.
>
> I think you mean Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Furthermore it's not *the* Brit pronunciation, it's *a* Brit
pronunciation -- and not all that common.
I think Ralph Richardson preferred it too, but I'm not sure.
Eric Ramon
MC wrote:
>
> Her given name is Demetria, so I'm betting it's a pet name -- and
> pronunciaion she's had since she was half a demi.
>
In other words, a semi Demi
MC
Alan Moorman <amoo...@visi.com> wrote:
> >> Rafe Fines
> >
> >A pretty long-established British pronunciation.
>
> But, usually spelled "Ralph" isn't it?
Yes.
But then there was Rafer Johnson -- no connection!
Michelle Martin
Alan Moorman <amoo...@visi.com> wrote:
> On 29 Aug 2005 13:01:33 -0700, "Terry Lomax" <Lom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >There's no doubt who has the most pretentious pronunciation of his
> >name. It's no coincidence he's also the most pretentious a-hole on the
> >face of the earth!
> >
> >Bono. Instead of properly calling himself "Boe-no", he pronounces his
> >name "Bah-no". Naming himself a single name would be pretentious in
> >the first place even if he pronounced Bono correctly.
>
> Might be correct in Ireland, or wherever he's from. I think that's
> probably the case. Not everyone in the world is from the USA!!
>
>
>
>
> Alan Moorman
Actually, it's Latin, and that's the correct way to pronounce it. His
given name is, if I remember correctly, Paul Hewson. He was dubbed
"Bono Vox" ("good voice" in Latin) by someone when he was young, and he
kept it as a stage name (although he's dropped the Vox part).
I still find him obnoxious, though. Same with Sting.
Michelle
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Big J
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I was going to post that! I liked his music in college. I faintly remember
singing a collection of songs, like The Vagabond, Sally Gardens and Oliver
Cromwell.
Big J
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Argyle Campbell
On 31-Aug-2005, Deltic <nos...@nospam.com.au> wrote:
> I think you mean Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Damned if you ain't right! That is Vaug Han, isn't it? ;)