minus-squarecodapine@lemm.eetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is it that in every movie podcast, when they happen to mention actor RALPH Fiennes, always say RAY Fiennes?linkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoSame for composer Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Since the last name starts with a ‘f’ sound, people think it’s ‘Ray Fiennes’ or ‘Ray Vaughan-Williams’. Granted Vaughan-Williams is a very niche example that most people would not have heard of. I hope I’m not wrong in hyphenating his surname. linkfedilink
minus-squarecodapine@lemm.eetoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•NewPipe was failing me today, so I reverted back to the YouTube app. After the first ad (20 seconds), the app gave me a permanent blur.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agoI was thinking Tom Scott or Auto Shenanigans linkfedilink
Same for composer Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Since the last name starts with a ‘f’ sound, people think it’s ‘Ray Fiennes’ or ‘Ray Vaughan-Williams’. Granted Vaughan-Williams is a very niche example that most people would not have heard of.
I hope I’m not wrong in hyphenating his surname.