Name That List, #62
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.
Answer:
It’s a list of some of the ways that people tried to spell the name Buttigieg in a quiz of face recognizability given by the New York Times. The Times noted:
Below is the full list they posted of Buttigieg misspellings.
- Beittaga
- Gutagieg
- Guttieig
- Budaj Age
- Vutte Geig
- Bertigge
- Buttsbeg
- Guettiburg
- Gooligeg
- Buttig
- Buttage
- Butingear
- Buti
- Bugewues
- Bettirogh
Answer:
It’s a list of some of the ways that people tried to spell the name Buttigieg in a quiz of face recognizability given by the New York Times. The Times noted:
Few public figures had as much spelling variance as Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Ind. Of the respondents who appeared to try to spell “Buttigieg,” less than a third did so correctly.
Below is the full list they posted of Buttigieg misspellings.
Comments
I thought it was a list of the mayor's ancestral family names. Seems like that answer is worth partial credit.
Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 01/31/20 at 09:49 AM
My family name is 10 letters and the pronunciations I've heard over the years have been astounding, so now, if someone calls me by anything that starts with an H, I answer to it.
Posted by John on 01/31/20 at 12:08 PM
John:
I've only got five and have yet to have anyone pronounce it right at the first try. My real first name has spelling issues to boot.
I've only got five and have yet to have anyone pronounce it right at the first try. My real first name has spelling issues to boot.
Posted by eddi on 01/31/20 at 11:26 PM
eddi:
When we were interviewing engineering candidates many yrs. ago, there was an Chinese applicant whose 1st. name was 7 letters w/o a vowel, but she called herself "Betty".
When we were interviewing engineering candidates many yrs. ago, there was an Chinese applicant whose 1st. name was 7 letters w/o a vowel, but she called herself "Betty".
Posted by John on 02/01/20 at 11:54 AM
I've got a double first name and a hyphenated family name and there are less ways that people have tried to write my name than Mr. Buttigieg (pronounce Boutajej).
Posted by Yudith on 02/03/20 at 11:31 AM
With just two letters, the surname "Ng" is pretty challenging to pronounce.
Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 02/03/20 at 03:50 PM
Interesting last names I've encountered: Ycas and Krch.
Posted by ges on 02/03/20 at 06:58 PM
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