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Names which you mispronounced for years, before eventually realising...

... your now incredibly foolish mistake.

I'm almost afraid to admit this, but until last night, I always pronounced Goethe as 'go-uff', when it's actually 'gert-uh'.

I feel so ashamed. :emo:

Go.

EDIT: It was during All Quiet on The Western Front, where the tutor says to the class, 'he wants to be all like Goethe and Schiller'. Thank you, for pointing out my ignorance.

:smug:

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Reply 1
Hermione.

:colonhash:
Reply 2
KESHA. I always said k-ee-sha, but apparently it's k-eh-sha.
Reply 3
Original post by scriggy
Hermione.

:colonhash:


Hermi-one, was it? :ahee:
Sean... Always thought it was pronounced Seen. Seen Connery :colondollar:
Reply 5
Illinois :facepalm:
Roran from the inheritance cycle for some reason I always thought it in my mind as rowan
Caoimhe

..and I'm sorry, but can I be blamed? How on Earth does "kaym-he" equal "kee-vah"? *Cry*
Reply 8
its not that bad i called my cousins cousin ,who we met like once a year, michael when its actualy mitchell
Reply 9
Original post by MyJunkIsYou
Sean... Always thought it was pronounced Seen. Seen Connery :colondollar:


Hehe. My sister pronounced Sean O'Neill as 'seen oh neil' when she was younger. :biggrin:

Original post by Pheylan
Illinois :facepalm:


Understandable. The only reason I didn't is due to hearing it from some American guy as a child. I figured, despite the stereotypes, he was the utmost authority on the issue.
Reply 10
Sean and Sian

Seen and See'an
Reply 11
Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox
Caoimhe

..and I'm sorry, but can I be blamed? How on Earth does "kaym-he" equal "kee-vah"? *Cry*


This was my face when looking at that:



My potential embarrassment is now saved.
Reply 12
Original post by MyJunkIsYou
Sean... Always thought it was pronounced Seen. Seen Connery :colondollar:


And, Seen Bean? :ahee:
Original post by Woodworth
Sean and Sian

Seen and See'an


Ahh, BUT.. I have a friend who actually pronounces "Sian" "see-an".. so she just confuses matters even further!
Reply 14
Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox
Ahh, BUT.. I have a friend who actually pronounces "Sian" "see-an".. so she just confuses matters even further!


Stupid bitch!
Reply 15
Also, my tutor Mhairi
how the **** is that varee?
Original post by Woodworth
Stupid bitch!


Blame the parents..
I still wouldn't have known that one :colondollar:

Versis, give-en-she, dols (Versace, Givenchy, Dolce (&G))

Zooey as Zoo-ih (apparently it's Zoe? I love the sound of Zooey, I'd insist it was said that way if it was my name)
(edited 12 years ago)
Imogen as 'Im-oh-gen' with a hard 'g' :colonhash:
Ceri - in my head I said it Seri but then I met someone with that name and it's just another spelling of Kerry!

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