# Another pronunciation question: NPR and "The N.E.E.K.C. Foundation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 16, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882 "2008-02-16T15:00:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/21 "2008-02-17T19:18:27Z")
I listen to NPR several hours each day. It’s always been ‘Annie E. Casey’ to me. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/22 "2008-02-17T19:43:13Z")
[QUOTE=capybara] I too assumed it was “Annie E. Casey.” [/QUOTE] M-E T-O-O ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/23 "2008-02-17T19:54:03Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] And can we drop saying “www dot” when we’re giving out urls? Thanks. [/QUOTE] No, we can’t. Some addresses need them, some don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Klif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Klif](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klif)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/24 "2008-02-17T22:10:08Z")
…and I’ve always hated the way that one NPR announcer, instead of “duh-bull-you, duh-bull-you, duh-bull-you, dot”, says “duh-buh-dull-you, duh-buh-dull-you, duh-buh-dull-you, dot”. that drives me freakin’ crazy! ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/25 "2008-02-17T22:37:15Z")
[QUOTE=Spectre of Pithecanthropus] And I always thought it was “Ann E. E. Casey”. No question it’s confusing. [/QUOTE] I’ve alway heard it as “N. E. E. Casey”. Really. I’ve always assumed some woman with a prominent name beginning with “E” married some one named “Casey”, but she just couldn’t let go of that second “E”.. I’ve wondered why she changed her name, why she didn’t use her first name, what the initials “N. E.” stood for. I’ve wondered if “N. E. E. Casey” was her child, and if all her children were “\_\_ \_\_ E. Casey”'s. I’ve wondered all this while driving to and from with too little caffeine or too little patience. No wonder I drive under pick-up trucks. Now I’ll do it listening to see if I hear “Annie” or “E. E.”. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/26 "2008-06-02T16:47:02Z")
OK, it’s an old thread, but I just thought I’d bump it because apparently [someone actually received a grant](http://www.clark.wa.gov/bocc/documents/ha2007/10-30-07%20Minutes.pdf) from the “NEEKC Foundation.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/27 "2012-09-30T14:01:42Z")
Update to this thread: for a couple months now, they’ve been pronouncing the Annie. E. Casey. Foundation. Very. carefully. Maybe they read this thread now that it’s indexed by Google 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/28 "2012-09-30T14:09:03Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > It’s always sounded like “Annie E. Casey” to me… Same here. It’s always sounded like Annie E. Casey. I always thought it was a tough name to enunciate well, but I understood it. ETA public radio zombies! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/29 "2012-09-30T14:12:16Z")
I was wondering if it was the “Annie E Casey Foundation” or the “Ann E Casey Foundation”. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/30 "2012-09-30T14:40:41Z")
And I think lately I’ve heard them say that the foundation’s website is at [AECF.ORG](http://AECF.ORG). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/31 "2012-09-30T15:17:42Z")
Speaking of NPR, what’s Cloudy O’Sanchez up to nowadays? ---
**Author:** ![Khendrask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/32 "2012-10-01T10:19:30Z")
Confirming, it is Annie E. Casey, and the website for the foundation is [www.aecf.org](http://www.aecf.org) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/33 "2012-10-02T06:56:23Z")
> [@SmackFu](#): > > So the whole complaint here is that he says “ennie” instead of “annie”? Was that really the complaint? Because The syllabic stress and rhythm is still completely different, even if the first syllable of Annie is pronounced like an N. NEEKC is “en-ee-ee-kay-SEE”, while Annie E. Casey is “EN-ee ee-KAY-see” or “EN-ee EE KAY-see.” I didn’t listen to NPR back then, (sacrilege, I know!) so I have no idea what the guy sounded like. Is there a clip on the website or something? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/34 "2012-10-02T08:44:12Z")
I never pay too much attention, but I think the guy still says it, and my memory seems to recall it as sounding something like, “Anne E. E. Casey” but if I took a moment to think about what he was really saying I think I could have gotten it without reading this thread. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/35 "2012-10-02T17:26:34Z")
I never had trouble with “Annie E. Casey”, but I was somewhat confused by “Corn Fairy International” back when they were a sponsor. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882/36 "2012-10-02T21:35:12Z")
> [@cher3](#): > > I never had trouble with “Annie E. Casey”, but I was somewhat confused by “Corn Fairy International” back when they were a sponsor. Korn Ferry, the executive recruitment firm. Annie E. Casey was the mother of the founder of UPS. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-question-npr-and-the-n-e-e-k-c-foundation/437882.md?page=1)