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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

For me, little spelling errors often crack me up. Actually lots of things do. Anyway...

Oftentimes I'll get an e-mail regarding my site. They're usually quite nice. A few complaints here and there... But that's not the point, now, is it? Well, about every third one starts off with "Garek" when the proper spelling is clearly listed in the e-mail address and on the page several dozen times.

I can't think of many better examples for the moment. But I'm wondering if any of you have thoughts or experiences at all related to this...

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Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

I've got one word for you: Kremin.

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Or Kermin. Or Kernim. Or...

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Quark: "Lesson number one: No one involved in extra-legal activity considers himself nefarious." (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice")

Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

For the last few weeks, they've been saying "Star Track: DS9" on KCOP 13 here in L.A. I guess that's a vocal mistake or something though :P

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Hehehe.....I see "Star Trek: The New Generation"...but that's more a concept error than a spelling one.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

On KCOP's DS9 commercials, I've heard Cardassian pronounced "Cardashun" and Garak pronounced "Gur-rock".

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Mr Motivator on GMTV announced that becasue of Other Visits Optimus Primus was now dead.
But only Frank and Krenim are gonna appreciate that one.

People often spell my surname with a C.

And c4 have an annoying habit of calling their most successful US import 'Fraz-e-air'

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

My neighbors are named Cavanaugh, actually.

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Ziyal, that just goes to show you that the folks at KCOP don't even have the brains of Weasle, which one will see quite clearly if one watches their excuse for a news broadcast.

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

I seem to recall BBC 2 using Q's "John-Luck Pik-urd" quite literally on several occasions.

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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :

Don't forget the Jenol(insert any vowel here)n.

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[This message was edited by Bernd on April 28, 1999.]

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Liam: Mr Motivators a penis, nuff said.
I rarely watch Channel 4 anyway, they're clueless.

Monty: Is this another BBC rant you're starting?

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What should they be called? Choco Krispies or Coco Pops? LET THE NATION DECIDE!

Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

Orion:
Absa-fragginglutely Goddammit!

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

The Brits are notoriously bad with languages, although I'd like to think that the BBC to whom we pay �100 a year to would employ someone who could pronounce a simple French name properly.

Then they try to offer courses in French and Spanish!

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What should they be called? Choco Krispies or Coco Pops? LET THE NATION DECIDE!

Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

*shakes his head* Among other interesting spellings of my surname due to phone conversation:
Katz
Kaps
Kapps
Caps
Krats... It's become habit to say "Capps.. C, A, P, P, S, that's two Ps, and a C... Yes... No, not Katz, Capps..."

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Yeah? Just TRY living with the surname FARQUHAR.
mis/pronounciations abound. Some I've heard:

Forker
Far-koo-har
Far-kwar
Far-gwar
Far-gwa-har
Far-kwa-har
Foe-kwa (for people who think it's french)
Fair-kwer

(Incidentally, according to the locals during my folks' last visit to Scotland, it's "Far-ker." Which really doesn't help matters any.

I'm naming my first-born daughter Martha, though.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Okay, your list of mispronunciations covers about everything I can think of. How do you pronounce it?!

And it's not uncommon for people to spell my last name "Nicks". Or to spell my screen name "TNS"...

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

As far as I have been able to tell, the "locals'" version. Far-ker, is the correct one.

*marthafarker, get it?*

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Yes, I got the Martha joke. But I was wondering how you've pronounced it for the past however-many-years-you've-been-alive...

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

*lol* I was wondering that, too. I thought it was "Far-kwar" because I think I heard it on Beverly Hillbillies.

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

My Last name has been associated with Cat/Dog food one too many times.

My REAL name, however, is a different story.

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