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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'''s prequel book ''Recap/StartOfDarkness'', BigBad Xykon repeatedly corrects people who spell his name "Zykon"... even in their speech balloons. It's possible that the two names actually are pronounced differently, though.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'''s prequel book ''Recap/StartOfDarkness'', ''[[Recap/TheOrderOfTheStickStartOfDarkness Start of Darkness]]'', BigBad Xykon repeatedly corrects people who spell his name "Zykon"... even in their speech balloons. It's possible that the two names actually are pronounced differently, though.
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** Easily mangled or ridiculed names were the whole basis of the "Baby Names" sketch, from September 26, 1992; at the end of the sketch, the father-to-be turns out to be named "Asswipe Johnson," pronounced "Os-wee-pay."
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** Easily mangled or ridiculed names were the whole basis of the "Baby Names" sketch, from September 26, 1992; at the end of the sketch, the father-to-be (Nicholas Cage) turns out to be named "Asswipe Johnson," pronounced "Os-wee-pay."
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** Easily mangled or ridiculed names were the whole basis of the "Baby Names" sketch, from September 26, 1992; at the end of the sketch, the father-to-be turns out to be named "Asswipe Johnson," pronounced "Os-wee-pay."
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-->'''Cedric:''' It's Sed-rick, SED-rick!
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* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': In the English Dub, when being introduced to Asia Argento, Issei's father pronounces it like the country, AY-Sha, while she corrects him in that it's pronounced AH-zyah.
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* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': In the English Dub, when being introduced to Asia Argento, Issei's father pronounces it like the country, AY-Sha, while she corrects him in that it's pronounced AH-zyah.
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* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird almost ''never'' got Mr. Hooper's name right, often calling him by some other "-ooper" sounding name (usually "Mr. Looper"), prompting the shopkeeper to correct him in response; however, he's never mad at him.
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* ''Literature/ToShapeADragonsBreath'': Anequs corrects Frau Kuiper about how her name is pronoucned when they meet--''ahn-eh-KOOS'', not ''ANNA-kiss.'' The front of the book also says how to pronounce many of the names and terms.
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* ''Literature/ToShapeADragonsBreath'': Anequs corrects Frau Kuiper about how her name is pronoucned pronounced when they meet--''ahn-eh-KOOS'', not ''ANNA-kiss.'' The front of the book also says how to pronounce many of the names and terms.
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* ''Literature/ToShapeADragonsBreath'': Anequs corrects Frau Kuiper about how her name is pronoucned when they meet--''ahn-eh-KOOS'', not ''ANNA-kiss.''
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* ''Literature/ToShapeADragonsBreath'': Anequs corrects Frau Kuiper about how her name is pronoucned when they meet--''ahn-eh-KOOS'', not ''ANNA-kiss.'' The front of the book also says how to pronounce many of the names and terms.
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* ''Literature/ToShapeADragonsBreath'': Anequs corrects Frau Kuiper about how her name is pronoucned when they meet--''ahn-eh-KOOS'', not ''ANNA-kiss.''
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* In ''Animation/RedShoesAndTheSevenDwarfs'', [[PrinceCharmless Prince Average]] insists that his name is pronounced "Ah-voo-RAHJ'' whenever someone pronounces it the way it looks.
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* In ''Film/BrawlinCellBlock99'', Vince Vaughn's Bradley Thomas corrects people who call him by the diminutive "Brad" several times. "Bradley," he says.
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* In ''Literature/TheNameJar'', Unhei, a Korean transfer student, tries to tell kids on the bus her name is pronounced "Yoon-hye".
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* In ''Fanfic/WhatAStrangeLittleColt'', Gabriel explains his name’s pronounciation to Fluttershy when she gets it wrong.
-->'''Gabriel:''' Most of you say 'Gab Real,' but it's all one word. Gab-ree-ul.
-->'''Gabriel:''' Most of you say 'Gab Real,' but it's all one word. Gab-ree-ul.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'': When Lilo and Reuben confront Hämsterviel and say his name, the latter irritably clarifies that his name is not pronounced "''Hamster''-veel" (as Lilo and Reuben have been pronouncing it throughout [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries the series]]), but "''HUM-ster''-veel".
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* ''VideoGame/SuperLesbianAnimalRPG'': When Javis first introduces himself to the party after they wrecked his dungeon, he makes sure they refer to him properly because people are always getting his name wrong.
-->'''Melody:''' Um, excuse me. I don't think we caught your name.
-->'''Javis:''' My name is Javis. Not "Jarvis". Javis. J-A-V-I-S. Everyone always gets it wrong. You may also refer to me as "sir" if you wish to grovel.
-->'''Melody:''' Um, excuse me. I don't think we caught your name.
-->'''Javis:''' My name is Javis. Not "Jarvis". Javis. J-A-V-I-S. Everyone always gets it wrong. You may also refer to me as "sir" if you wish to grovel.
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* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': In the English Dub, when being introduced to Asia Argento, Issei's father pronounces it like the country, AY-Sha, while she corrects him in that it's pronounced AH-zyah.
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* In the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' novel ''Original Sin'', when Chris Cwej is assigned to be Adjudicator Roz Forrester's squire, it's Roz who explains to her superior that his surname is pronounced "Shvey". However, when Roz actually meets Chris, he tells her that he pronnounces it "Kwedge", because it's simpler.
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* In the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' novel ''Original Sin'', when Chris Cwej is assigned to be Adjudicator Roz Forrester's squire, it's Roz who explains to her superior that his surname is pronounced "Shvey". However, when Roz actually meets Chris, he tells her that he pronnounces pronounces it "Kwedge", because it's simpler.
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* In the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' novel ''Original Sin'', when Chris Cwej is assigned to be Adjudicator Roz Forrester's squire, it's Roz who explains to her superior that his surname is pronounced "Shvey". However, when Roz actually meets Chris, he tells her that he pronnounces it "Kwedge", because it's simpler.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Blixemi}}'': In his "Know Your Clanmate" episode, Scourge takes the time to point out that his name is pronounced like "Scurge", not "Scorge" (which is a very common fandom mispronunciation). [[MaliciousMisnaming The narrator continues to call him "Scorge"]]. They eventually get into an argument over it. At the very end, she refers to him by his kittypet name, Tiny, which pisses him off even more.
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* ''Series/TedLasso'': Thierry Zorreaux is referred to by his last name, and has to correct people who pronounce it "Zorro" and not "Zo-ROW".
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* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue Reconstruction'', a soldier sent to retrieve Caboose is named Jones, however, his commander pronounces it "Jo-ah-nes", annoying Jones ("It's a really common name!"). Later in ''Recreation'', CT tells one of his mooks "Great shot Jones!"; the mook responds "Thanks, but it's actually pronounced Jo-ah-nes, Sir!".
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* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Reconstruction'', a soldier sent to retrieve Caboose is named Jones, however, his commander pronounces it "Jo-ah-nes", annoying Jones ("It's a really common name!"). Later in ''Recreation'', CT tells one of his mooks "Great shot Jones!"; the mook responds "Thanks, but it's actually pronounced Jo-ah-nes, Sir!".
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* A RunningGag in ''ComicBook/TheLonelinessOfTheLongDistanceCartoonist'' is that people keep mispronouncing Creator/AdrianTomine's surname ("Toe-mine", "Toh-min-ay") and he tries to correct them but can't.
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* In ''Series/{{Goliath}}'', Patty Solis-Papagian is often correcting how others pronounce her last name. (For starters the "g" is soft.)
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* ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'': A one-off character is named Rick. Not Rick, Rick. Eventually, he gets sick of correcting them and lets them just call him Rick. (Of course, they're saying it exactly the same.)
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* ''Theatre/JasperInDeadland'': "My name is Ammut. Like 'Dammit'."
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* In the second episode of ''Series/MsMarvel'', Kamala (after discovering that she has superpowers) gains enough confidence to politely tell the teacher who always greets her as "Camelia", "Actually, I've been meaning to tell you for years, it's pronounced 'Ka-''ma''-la'."
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* ''VideoGame/BestOfThree'': The reason Grant couldn't connect with Helen is because he had the wrong impression of her last name. He thought it was "Sockis", and kept looking under S in the phone book, while it's actually "Tsakis". Helen has to spell it out for him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'': Scoutmaster Lumpus's name is technically pronounced "LOOM-pus", but most scouts pronounce it as "LUM-pus" as it's spelt. The only ones who use the right pronunciation are Raj and Edward.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'': Scoutmaster Lumpus's name is technically pronounced "LOOM-pus", but most scouts pronounce it as "LUM-pus" as it's spelt. The only ones who use the right pronunciation are Raj Raj, Edward and Edward.Slinkman.
