While I'm making random posts

[effex]

I'm completely incapable of pronouncing 'Sean' correctly in my head. It rhymes with 'bean' every. time. I read it. This would not normally be a problem, but Sean Cassidy is all over the recent spat of X-Men fic and it bothers me.

I have the same trouble with Eames (sounds like 'aims', strangely enough), but I've been dealing with that since History of Design and have made my peace.

Anyone else have a similar problem?

Comments

[kate]

I actually knew a guy whose name was Sean and he pronounced it 'seen'. For real. He was a weirdo dating my sister's best friend and I couldn't help but laugh every time he introduced himself.

[effex]

Huh! I wonder if the pronunciation was his choice or his parents?

[kate]

No clue; he was in his mid to late twenties when I met him, so plenty old enough to change it either way, if he had a mind.