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"Substitute Teacher" was directed by Peter Atencio and written by multiple writers, including the eponymous Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. In the segment, Mr. Garvey (Key) is the substitute teacher of a biology class. While taking roll, Garvey begins stating the names of students in the class and pronounces their names incorrectly.
And apparently, the subject also came up during an episode of Travis and Jason Kelce's show New Heights, when Jason asked their dad Ed Kelce why he just...let everyone pronounce their name wrong ...
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
For example, graduate Sarah Virginia Brennan's name was pronounced "Sayer Oo-voon Geen-goo Bree-none," according to a video from the ceremony. Maeve Elizabeth was pronounced "May-vee Lee Zu-beth."
A Stephanie’s first name was pronounced “Eff-uni,” and a Jessica, “Jay-sic-u.” At one point, the speaker mispronounced “Thomas” as “Tom-mu-may” — before the graduate can be ...
[1] [2] Languages are pronounced in different ways by different people, depending on factors like the area they grew up in, their level of education, and their social class. Even within groups of the same area and class, people can pronounce words differently. [citation needed] A standard of pronunciation is the most common way to pronounce a word.
British superstar Adele praised a London-based fan for pronouncing her name 'perfectly' during a Q&A and shared the right way to say it.
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