Oct 11, 2000 · The other night, while watching SportsCenter on ESPN, there was a blurb about Dat Nguyen of the Dallas Cowboys. What pricked my ear, however, was how they pronounced his name. …

Remember actor Dustin Nguyen of the old Fox show 21 Jump Street? His last name took on the Americanized pronunciation of, basically, “Gwen”. It always came out “Dustin Gwen”. This is not how …

Anyway, their last name was Nguyen and they pronounced it “nwin” but the “n” was barely noticeable. Hal_Briston October 22, 2004, 4:32am 8 The only place I’ve ever encountered it was in this guy’s …

May 29, 2002 · The proper way to pronounce his name is… whatever way he chooses. Most of the time, people named “Nguyen” will answer happily to “winn” or “wenn.” But then you’ve got folks like the …

Aug 25, 2025 · How do you pronounce ‘paprika’: pap-REEK-a, PAP-rick-a, or something else, and where are you from? I grew up pronouncing it PAP-rick-a, because that’s how my parents pronounce …

Oct 1, 2000 · Here’s a question that has bothered me since high school: Why do certain last names (I think exclusively Asian ones) have English spellings without vowels? For example, Ng. I’m sure that …

Feb 3, 2025 · In 1876, America celebrated its centennial. In 1926, she celebrated a sesquicentennial, and in 1976, a bicentennial. Is there a commonly accepted word to designate a 250th anniversary, or …

Oct 2, 2000 · For what it’s worth, I once had a classmate named Nguyen, and she pronounced it “Quinn”. I think that she was an nth generation American, and spoke English as her first language, so …

Dec 11, 2025 · I’m glad I never said that as I looked it up. It is “crew di TAYS”. I ain’t saying that. “crew-di-TAY.” It’s a French word, so you don’t pronounce the final consonant. Pronounce it however you …

Nov 11, 2004 · Ever since 9/11, I noticed that Bush and many of the people in his administration pronounce ‘terror’ with just one syllable. As far as I can tell, ‘tear’ (rip) and ‘terror’ are pronounced …