Mispronunciation Olympics
The long-awaited, highly-anticipated Mispronunciation Olympics are finally upon us. Several fierce opponents have been roaming the halls of DWE for the last four years (or possibly more), flexing word-mangling muscle wherever they go. Let me clarify the rules: the mispronunciations listed below are not slips of the tongue. To qualify, each athlete must consistently fuck up a word to the point that I am convinced that it's how they actually think it's pronounced.
Now, skipping past the bronze and silver medals, here is the straight gold:
In Process Design, from The People's Republic of China, Prof. Feng with "contrition (concentration)"
In Process Control, from Canada, Prof. Douglas with "innergal (integral)"
In Materials Science, from Brazil, we have Prof. Simon with "orangine (origin)"
In Environmental Chemistry, from Canada, Prof. Fowler with "aludamin (aluminum)"
And the final medalist, again from The People's Republic of China, Prof. Chen with "@#^*$ (infinitessimally)"
I should add that all of the above are very brilliant people, and mostly pronounce every other word right.
Now, skipping past the bronze and silver medals, here is the straight gold:
In Process Design, from The People's Republic of China, Prof. Feng with "contrition (concentration)"
In Process Control, from Canada, Prof. Douglas with "innergal (integral)"
In Materials Science, from Brazil, we have Prof. Simon with "orangine (origin)"
In Environmental Chemistry, from Canada, Prof. Fowler with "aludamin (aluminum)"
And the final medalist, again from The People's Republic of China, Prof. Chen with "@#^*$ (infinitessimally)"
I should add that all of the above are very brilliant people, and mostly pronounce every other word right.
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