# Will you pronounce your screen name please? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789 "2008-05-27T17:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/1 "2008-05-27T17:57:56Z")
Some people on the boards have easy pronouncable screen names. Like **John Mace** , **Shayna** and **Rick**. But others have names that are a little weird to pronounce in my mind when I read them like **Qadgop the Mercotan** or \*\* Eonwe\*\*. For the latter I pronounce it **EE-ON-WAY**. I’ll go first if anyone wants to play along on this Tuesday afternoon. **Phlosphr** - Floss-Fur. I notice a lot of people throw the ‘i’ in there or an ‘er’ at the end…but that would be wrong in this context. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wasson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/2 "2008-05-27T18:00:13Z")
Rhymes with “sauce in”. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/3 "2008-05-27T18:02:10Z")
I’m an easy-un’: REE-sha. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/4 "2008-05-27T18:02:49Z")
Lee ohwn ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/5 "2008-05-27T18:04:03Z")
Tab-bur ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/6 "2008-05-27T18:08:32Z")
Miss-ee-two-ewe ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/7 "2008-05-27T18:18:31Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] Tab-bur [/QUOTE] Seriously? Not “tay-ber”? 'Cause you know it looks like Tay-ber, right? I will make a not to think of you as “Tabbur” from now on. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/8 "2008-05-27T18:21:10Z")
Kah-DEECH. My husband invented the name and spelling. My father calls me Kah-DEEN-cha and this is where my husband seems to have gotten it. What do you want from me. My name is Karen. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/9 "2008-05-27T18:22:12Z")
PRAV-neek. Roll the “r.” ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/10 "2008-05-27T18:22:46Z")
'Klur-upside down e-kan. Don’t know how to code the upsidedown e thing. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/11 "2008-05-27T18:24:10Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] Tab-bur [/QUOTE] This will be a tough one for me to remember, as there is a town in this province spelled the same but pronounced TAY-bur. Not much else to add, really. I think my screen name would count as one of the easy ones. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/12 "2008-05-27T18:28:31Z")
[Like this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevYBsShxNs). What? Like you’d be able to resist the opportunity either. Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/13 "2008-05-27T18:37:21Z")
NEED to NO. The _k_s are silent. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/14 "2008-05-27T18:40:28Z")
Ten Goo Not that it’s that hard…but…y’know. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/15 "2008-05-27T18:48:44Z")
As such (second song). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/16 "2008-05-27T18:52:02Z")
Just watch **This Island Earth** , or **MST3K – The Movie**. Or here, in a clip from TIE, at 0.07: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8PAW6N0t38) ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/17 "2008-05-27T18:53:03Z")
Tick-ee ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/18 "2008-05-27T18:54:25Z")
[sahy- **lee** -n_uhs_] ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/19 "2008-05-27T19:03:07Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] [sahy- **lee** -n_uhs_] [/QUOTE] I did not know that! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pronounce-your-screen-name-please/450789/20 "2008-05-27T19:04:36Z")
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