Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/-xAOXq__Nh0/
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/-xAOXq__Nh0/
The 86th Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014. According to Hollywood.com (http://www.hollywood.com/photos/celebrities/55001810/quvenzhane-wallis -celebrities-names-unpronounceable-how-to-pronounce#888327/48), the names of these celebrities are difficult to pronounce. If you were an announcer, which name would you most dread reading out loud fearing that you may mispronounce it?
You may discuss the poll here (http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/nest/224399340).
01 Quvenzhané Wallis - PRONUNCIATION: Kwuh-VEN-jah-nay Wall-iss
02 Saoirse Ronan - PRONUNCIATION: SEER-sha Ro-nan
03 Amanda Seyfried - PRONUNCIATION: Uh-MAN-duh SIGH-fred
04 Charlie Hunnam - PRONUNCIATION: CHAR-lee HUH-nuhm
05 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - PRONUNCIATION: Nee-ko-LY COS-ter Wall-DOW
06 Charlize Theron - PRONUNCIATION: Shar-LEES THAIR-en
07 Chiwetel Ejiofor - PRONUNCIATION: CHOO-ih-tell EDGE-ee-oh-for
08 Chloë Sevigny - PRONUNCIATION: KLO-ee SEV-uh-nee
09 Ralph Fiennes - PRONUNCIATION: Rayf Fynz
10 Martin Scorsese - PRONUNCIATION: MAR-tin skor-SEH-see
11 Demi Moore - PRONUNCIATION: Duh-mee Mor
12 Famke Janssen - PRONUNCIATION: FOM-kuh Yans-Sen
13 Gabourey Sidibe - PRONUNCIATION: GAB-or-ay SIH-dih-bay
14 Wally De Backer - (AKA Gotye) - PRONUNCIATION: Go-tee-YAY
15 Ioan Gruffudd - PRONUNCIATION: YO-an GRIH-fith
16 Joaquin Phoenix - PRONUNCIATION: Wah-KEEN FEE-niks
17 Julianne Hough - PRONUNCIATION: Joo-lee-an Huff
18 Matthew McConaughey - PRONUNCIATION: MATH-yoo Mih-KAH-nuh-hay
19 Mia Wasikowska - PRONUNCIATION: MEE-uh VAH-shee-KOF-ska
20 Milla Jovovich - PRONUNCIATION: MEE-lah YOH-ve-vich
21 Phil Keoghan - PRONUNCIATION: Fill KOH-gahn
22 Rachel Weisz - PRONUNCIATION: RAY-chull Vice
23 Sade - PRONUNCIATION: shar-DAY
24 Shia LaBeouf - PRONUNCIATION: SHY-uh Luh-BUHF
25 Zach Galifianakis - PRONUNCIATION: Zak GAL-i-fe-nak-iss
26 Goran Visnjic - PRONUNCIATION (according to Wikipedia): GO-ran VISH-nyich
27 Siobhan Fallon - PRONUNCIATION: shi-VAUN FAL-lon
28 Sinéad O'Connor - PRONUNCIATION: shih-NAID o-KAH-nur
29 Adèle Exarchopoulos - PRONUNCIATION: Uh-DELL Ex-ar-KHOO-puh-lus
30 Stellan Skarsgård - and Alexander Skarsgård - PRONUNCIATION: Stell-an and Al-ex-an-der Skars-gord
31 Peter Sarsgaard - PRONUNCIATION: Pe-ter Sars-gard
32 Zeljko Ivanek - PRONUNCIATION: ZHEL-ko ee-VAH-nik
33 Djimon Hounsou - PRONUNCIATION: JEE-mahn hahn-SOO
34 Joe Manganiello - PRONUNCIATION: Joe MANG-ga-NEL-oh
35 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - PRONUNCIATION: ad-ih-WALL-ay ack-in-NOY-yay ahg-BAH-zhay
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I will accept suggestions for difficult to pronounce names. However, they must:
1. Be difficult to pronounce or have an unusual pronunciation.
2. Must include the standard pronunciation.
3. Must have a head shot on their IMDb page.
I will not delete or re-order the first 25 in the list, since they are based on an reasonably researched article.
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/-xAOXq__Nh0/
The 86th Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014. According to Hollywood.com (http://www.hollywood.com/photos/celebrities/55001810/quvenzhane-wallis -celebrities-names-unpronounceable-how-to-pronounce#888327/48), the names of these celebrities are difficult to pronounce. If you were an announcer, which name would you most dread reading out loud fearing that you may mispronounce it?
You may discuss the poll here (http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/nest/224399340).
01 Quvenzhané Wallis - PRONUNCIATION: Kwuh-VEN-jah-nay Wall-iss
02 Saoirse Ronan - PRONUNCIATION: SEER-sha Ro-nan
03 Amanda Seyfried - PRONUNCIATION: Uh-MAN-duh SIGH-fred
04 Charlie Hunnam - PRONUNCIATION: CHAR-lee HUH-nuhm
05 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - PRONUNCIATION: Nee-ko-LY COS-ter Wall-DOW
06 Charlize Theron - PRONUNCIATION: Shar-LEES THAIR-en
07 Chiwetel Ejiofor - PRONUNCIATION: CHOO-ih-tell EDGE-ee-oh-for
08 Chloë Sevigny - PRONUNCIATION: KLO-ee SEV-uh-nee
09 Ralph Fiennes - PRONUNCIATION: Rayf Fynz
10 Martin Scorsese - PRONUNCIATION: MAR-tin skor-SEH-see
11 Demi Moore - PRONUNCIATION: Duh-mee Mor
12 Famke Janssen - PRONUNCIATION: FOM-kuh Yans-Sen
13 Gabourey Sidibe - PRONUNCIATION: GAB-or-ay SIH-dih-bay
14 Wally De Backer - (AKA Gotye) - PRONUNCIATION: Go-tee-YAY
15 Ioan Gruffudd - PRONUNCIATION: YO-an GRIH-fith
16 Joaquin Phoenix - PRONUNCIATION: Wah-KEEN FEE-niks
17 Julianne Hough - PRONUNCIATION: Joo-lee-an Huff
18 Matthew McConaughey - PRONUNCIATION: MATH-yoo Mih-KAH-nuh-hay
19 Mia Wasikowska - PRONUNCIATION: MEE-uh VAH-shee-KOF-ska
20 Milla Jovovich - PRONUNCIATION: MEE-lah YOH-ve-vich
21 Phil Keoghan - PRONUNCIATION: Fill KOH-gahn
22 Rachel Weisz - PRONUNCIATION: RAY-chull Vice
23 Sade - PRONUNCIATION: shar-DAY
24 Shia LaBeouf - PRONUNCIATION: SHY-uh Luh-BUHF
25 Zach Galifianakis - PRONUNCIATION: Zak GAL-i-fe-nak-iss
26 Goran Visnjic - PRONUNCIATION (according to Wikipedia): GO-ran VISH-nyich
27 Siobhan Fallon - PRONUNCIATION: shi-VAUN FAL-lon
28 Sinéad O'Connor - PRONUNCIATION: shih-NAID o-KAH-nur
29 Adèle Exarchopoulos - PRONUNCIATION: Uh-DELL Ex-ar-KHOO-puh-lus
30 Stellan Skarsgård - and Alexander Skarsgård - PRONUNCIATION: Stell-an and Al-ex-an-der Skars-gord
31 Peter Sarsgaard - PRONUNCIATION: Pe-ter Sars-gard
32 Zeljko Ivanek - PRONUNCIATION: ZHEL-ko ee-VAH-nik
33 Djimon Hounsou - PRONUNCIATION: JEE-mahn hahn-SOO
34 Joe Manganiello - PRONUNCIATION: Joe MANG-ga-NEL-oh
35 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - PRONUNCIATION: ad-ih-WALL-ay ack-in-NOY-yay ahg-BAH-zhay
= = =
I will accept suggestions for difficult to pronounce names. However, they must:
1. Be difficult to pronounce or have an unusual pronunciation.
2. Must include the standard pronunciation.
3. Must have a head shot on their IMDb page.
I will not delete or re-order the first 25 in the list, since they are based on an reasonably researched article.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Posted 3 years ago
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