# Words You’ve Never Heard Pronounced

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**Created:** [May 1, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-ve-never-heard-pronounced/963774 "2022-05-01T22:23:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Esturionette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@Esturionette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esturionette)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-ve-never-heard-pronounced/963774/124 "2022-05-03T22:21:26Z")

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Names are a sensitive subject, so I hope nobody’s feelings get hurt when I mention my strong urge to tell people the “correct” way to pronounce their own name. I only ever read the news, so when I happen to hear a famous person’s name pronounced, I am sometimes surprised and rebellious.

I will never get over the fact that Buttigieg is booty-judge rather than butty-gig. If you were unlucky enough to be saddled with a funny name, but with a readily available less-funny pronunciation, why would you choose the most ridiculous option?

I decided to post about it because I’ve just learned that Joss Whedon is not pronounced wedd’n, but weed-on.

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