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COMICS FANS, you& #39;ve been pronouncing creators& #39; names wrong for far too long. I can& #39;t take it anymore. Here& #39;s a thread to put you right. I will retweet this thread any time I hear another podcaster/youtuber say one wrong:
David Mazzuchelli
GOOD: Mat-Soo-Kell-ee
BAD: Mat-soo-chell-ee, Maz-oo-kell-ee, mazz-oo-chell-ee
It& #39;s just Italian, not rocket science.
GOOD: Mat-Soo-Kell-ee
BAD: Mat-soo-chell-ee, Maz-oo-kell-ee, mazz-oo-chell-ee
It& #39;s just Italian, not rocket science.
Mike Mignola
GOOD: Min-Yo-Luh
BAD: Mig-No-Luh
Also Italian. Again, it& #39;s much simpler than everybody& #39;s making it.
@artofmmignola
GOOD: Min-Yo-Luh
BAD: Mig-No-Luh
Also Italian. Again, it& #39;s much simpler than everybody& #39;s making it.
@artofmmignola
Frank Quitely
GOOD: Quite-Lee
BAD: Quiet-Lee.
This one is a pseudonym that& #39;s a damn simple play on words and none of you ever get it.
GOOD: Quite-Lee
BAD: Quiet-Lee.
This one is a pseudonym that& #39;s a damn simple play on words and none of you ever get it.
Mark Millar
GOOD: Mill-err
BAD: Mill-arr.
It& #39;s just a different way to spell Miller. Calm down.
@mrmarkmillar
GOOD: Mill-err
BAD: Mill-arr.
It& #39;s just a different way to spell Miller. Calm down.
@mrmarkmillar
James Tynion
GOOD: Tie-ninn
BAD: Tin-ee-in, tie-nee-in
I& #39;ll be honest, I didn& #39;t know how to say it til i heard it.
@JamesTheFourth
GOOD: Tie-ninn
BAD: Tin-ee-in, tie-nee-in
I& #39;ll be honest, I didn& #39;t know how to say it til i heard it.
@JamesTheFourth
Andrew Maclean
GOOD: Mac-lane
BAD: Mac-leen
GOOD: Mac-lane
BAD: Mac-leen
Elsa Charretier
GOOD: Shar-ret-tee-ay
BAD: Chair-ah-tear
It& #39;s French. Again, not rocket science.
@e_charretier
GOOD: Shar-ret-tee-ay
BAD: Chair-ah-tear
It& #39;s French. Again, not rocket science.
@e_charretier
Mitch Gerads
GOOD: Ger-adz
BAD: Jer-adz, jer-ardz
Just... Stop inserting an extra & #39;R& #39;
@MitchGerads
GOOD: Ger-adz
BAD: Jer-adz, jer-ardz
Just... Stop inserting an extra & #39;R& #39;
@MitchGerads
Gerry Duggan
GOOD: Jer-ree dugg-inn
BAD: Ger-ree doog-inn
Like Seinfeld, and not like Dum Dum.
@GerryDuggan
GOOD: Jer-ree dugg-inn
BAD: Ger-ree doog-inn
Like Seinfeld, and not like Dum Dum.
@GerryDuggan
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
GOOD: Hass-Ann Aughts-man Ell-how
BAD: Too many to list.
I didn& #39;t know how to say his full name til he told me.
@HassanOE
GOOD: Hass-Ann Aughts-man Ell-how
BAD: Too many to list.
I didn& #39;t know how to say his full name til he told me.
@HassanOE
Cliff Chiang
GOOD: Ch-ay-ng
BAD: Chee-ay-ng
Don& #39;t get all tripped up on that & #39;I& #39;
@cliffchiang
GOOD: Ch-ay-ng
BAD: Chee-ay-ng
Don& #39;t get all tripped up on that & #39;I& #39;
@cliffchiang
Khary Randolph
GOOD: Carr-ee
BAD: all the other ways.
No excuses here, he& #39;s had it on his twitter forever.
@kharyrandolph
GOOD: Carr-ee
BAD: all the other ways.
No excuses here, he& #39;s had it on his twitter forever.
@kharyrandolph
Kaare Andrews
See above.
See above.
Declan Shalvey
GOOD: Deck-lann
BAD: Duh-clonn
I didn& #39;t believe this name could be butchered this bad until I heard it.
@declanshalvey
GOOD: Deck-lann
BAD: Duh-clonn
I didn& #39;t believe this name could be butchered this bad until I heard it.
@declanshalvey
Adrian Tomine
GOOD: Toe-mee-nuh
BAD: Toe-mine, toe-mih-nay, toe-mee-nay, and all others.
GOOD: Toe-mee-nuh
BAD: Toe-mine, toe-mih-nay, toe-mee-nay, and all others.
Gleb Melnikov
GOOD: Mell-nick-awv
BAD: Jaw-nn burr-nn
Can& #39;t believe people get this wrong so often.
@GlebMelnikov8
GOOD: Mell-nick-awv
BAD: Jaw-nn burr-nn
Can& #39;t believe people get this wrong so often.
@GlebMelnikov8
