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Do you know of any celebrities whose names are frequently said incorrectly?

I've gotten into arguments that the late actor Christopher Reeve was indeed "Reeve" and not "Reeves."


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Posted - August 12, 2018

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  • 7919
    Gwyneth Paltrow. People always want to call her "Gwen-eth."
      August 12, 2018 5:28 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Is it "Gwin-eth"?
      August 12, 2018 5:30 PM MDT
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  • 7919
    Yes.
      August 12, 2018 5:46 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Thanks, Just Asking.
    :)
      August 12, 2018 5:47 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Both him and his wife were not nice people...he treated every one that worked for them so badly....:( 
      August 12, 2018 5:42 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Who? Reeve?

      August 12, 2018 5:43 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Yes..
      August 13, 2018 2:18 AM MDT
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  • 22853
    Wow, that's interesting. He doesn't strike me that way but who knows what people are like? It's not like I knew him or anything.
      August 13, 2018 7:48 AM MDT
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  • 52905

    (Both he and his wife . . . )
      August 12, 2018 11:50 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    He's @ it now again....:( D
      August 13, 2018 11:01 AM MDT
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  • 2658
    Rihanna.
    Don’t say Ree-AH-nuh… Instead say: Ree-AN-uh
      August 12, 2018 5:42 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Did I get it right? - - like with an another spelling, maybe, Ree-ANNE-uh? I was unsure on how to pronounce "AN," sorry. This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at August 12, 2018 11:50 PM MDT
      August 12, 2018 5:45 PM MDT
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  • 2658
    IMO both spellings equal the same sound...
      August 12, 2018 5:52 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Thanks, Beans/SilentGeneration for helping me! I'm not so good at phonetic spellings and I appreciate your help.
    :)
      August 12, 2018 5:54 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Donald Trump comes instantly to mind....:( 
      August 12, 2018 5:44 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    I've always heard it said correctly. Unless someone is intentionally saying it a different way for some specific reason.
      August 12, 2018 5:46 PM MDT
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  • That's usually the case.
      August 12, 2018 5:49 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    I was thinking the same thing. In my question I was thinking more of people actually saying names incorrectly but the people were unaware of doing it. I didn't make that clear in my question, though.
    :)


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at August 12, 2018 11:50 PM MDT
      August 12, 2018 5:51 PM MDT
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  • You made it clear.  My thinker just couldn't come up with a name. :-)
      August 12, 2018 6:06 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I think they do purposly say it wrong....the guy seems so unlinked by every one ....
      August 12, 2018 6:21 PM MDT
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  • 17364
    No, but I don't pay attention to them.  I did recently learn that Angela Merkel's name is pronounced Ahngala rather than the way we pronounce it here, Anjela.
      August 12, 2018 11:42 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Thanks, Thriftymaid. I regret I don't even know who the person is. I've been out of it lately, though.

    EDIT: Oh, my, forgive me. Just seconds after posting my comment, I looked her up. Geez -- yes, I know who she is. This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at August 13, 2018 10:10 PM MDT
      August 13, 2018 7:50 AM MDT
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  • 17364
      August 13, 2018 4:06 PM MDT
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