# Make it happen, Cap'n! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 14, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216 "2012-07-14T16:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/1 "2012-07-14T16:32:31Z")
A local commercial has a voiceover saying ‘Make it happen, Captain!’ This sounds off to me. I think _Captain_ should be pronounced _Cap’n_ in order to match _happen_. Do you prefer ‘Make it happen, Cap’n!’, which more closely rhymes; or ‘Make it happen, Captain!’, which properly pronounces the title? Smoke me a kipper, Skipper; I’ll be back to check the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/2 "2012-07-14T16:39:21Z")
I will give my permission for you to use the rhyming version of my name, do not abuse it **CAPT** ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/3 "2012-07-14T17:20:37Z")
Where’s the “Pedant” option? 😉 ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/4 "2012-07-14T17:21:29Z")
‘Make it happen, Pedant!’ Nope. Doesn’t rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/5 "2012-07-14T17:36:52Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘Make it happen, Pedant!’ > > Nope. Doesn’t rhyme. Reported! 🆒 I’ll wait and vote against the majority view. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/6 "2012-07-14T17:50:49Z")
Damn. I thought this was going to be about a new flavor of Cap’n Crunch cereals. ☹ ---
**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:** [July 15, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/7 "2012-07-15T04:11:32Z")
Well, the way I say it, I’d probably spell it Cap’n, but it really doesn’t rhyme. It’s the ca of cat, followed by a glottal stop while my lips close to make an M, not an N. I guess I could say happen the same way, but I wonder if it would be recognizable. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/8 "2012-07-15T04:45:49Z")
It’s your pick, slick. Whatever you say, Johnny L.A. It’s really all up to you, foo. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/9 "2012-07-15T14:10:09Z")
But if you say it in a Cockney accent … ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/10 "2012-07-15T14:38:11Z")
Make it happen, guv’nor? ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216/11 "2012-07-16T02:50:16Z")
Let 'er rip, Skip!