I don’t know about you, but I thought that Chad Kroeger’s last name was pronounced Crow-ger. But I was wrong. The singer told Bobby Bones it is actually Crew-ger.
So it is like Freddy Krueger and not like the supermarket Kroger. And that makes a lot of sense because Nickelback’s music is like Freddy’s nails scratching a chalkboard.
Sorry, Chad Crew-ger. I actually like your music. But the joke was too easy not to make.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought that Brendan Fraser’s last name was pronounced as Fray-zhur. And we were wrong.
Fraser told Adam Sandler during Variety’s Actors on Actors (which isn’t what I thought it was) that it is actually pronounced Fray-zer.
I don’t mean to insult him, but he can’t teach this old dog a new trick. So, I will keep saying his name incorrectly. Although, I will try to pronounce it as he pronounced it. Are you going to do the same?
If you mispronounce Barbra Steisand’s last name, she is going to let you know in not the nicest of ways. However, Zoe Saldana is OK with it.
This morning on Good Morning America the actress explained why. “I am a crossbreed [Puerto Rican and Dominican],” she said. “I was born and raised here in America. So it is whatever way people can pronounce it. We are just a melting pot of so many cultures. I don’t hold it against anybody.”
Do you hear that Katherine Heigl? We are Americans, and we are trying our best to understand everyone, their cultures, and how they say their names. Give them an A for effort. I have a common last name, and people still say it incorrectly. The way they say it makes it sound sexy. So I am OK with it.
Back to the Center Stage (because that is one of my favorite movies) star, how do people pronounce it? They either say Sal-dan-ah or Sal-don-ya.
I don’t know about you, but I have been pronouncing Adele’s name as aa-dell. Well, guess what? That is not how she says it. During a Q&A with fans, the singer revealed that Amy pronounced her name “perfectly” as uh-dale.
So there you have it. That is how you say her name if she calls you and says, “Hello, it’s me.” You can say, “Uh-dale, how are you on the other side?”
