samuel mehr · Dec 26

Read the obit this morning and burst out laughing at this initial parenthetical

Joe Salmons · Dec 26

One of the first one-on-one conversations I had with him started with me asking some (pretty mundane) question and him saying, 'Wait, I gotta ask, how do you pronounce your last name?'. I think I managed not to laugh out loud.

Because Language (becauselangpod) · Dec 26

We talked with @mixedlinguist.bsky.social about this, and here's the transcript DANIEL: You're at the University of Pennsylvania with Bill. Mr Fourth Floor. NICOLE: Oh, no, don't ask me this! [HEDVIG CLAPS] DANIEL: Yes! I am going there. I am going there, because he's in your department.

Emily M. Bender · Dec 26

I mean sometimes it is pronounced like that. Just not always....

Kathy · Dec 26

Gotta say I'm not sure what pronunciation "luh-BOEV" is referring to but in my head it sounds like French beef