“DEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris. Variously pronounced.”
Ambrose Bierce
“A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me, and is entitled to my love and service.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name BZJXXLLWCP is pronounced Jackson.”
Mark Twain
“President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger.”
David Letterman
“You can shoot the tiger, or stay out of his way, but you cannot pronounce him a vegetarian”
Richard Mitchell
“It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.”
Benjamin Franklin
“If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!”
William Strunk Jr.
