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Jan 19, 2010 12:41

Hi, I'm Jean-Paul Beaubier.

Not to be picky or anything, but I want my name to be pronounced correctly. So here's a short audio sequence to help you out.

[The voice recognition clicks on. Have a French-Canadian accent.]

[Jean-Paul Beaubier. Not 'Jeeeen Pohl' -- or whatever you can come up with.][And it's back to text ( Read more... )

jean-paul beaubier

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[voice, British accent incidentally] evertosoar January 19 2010, 17:48:14 UTC

Kinda makes me want to mispronounce your name. Like. All the time.

[voice, Québécois accent] quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 17:49:53 UTC

You're going to get hit in the face. Like. All the time.

[permavoice] evertosoar January 19 2010, 17:51:48 UTC

Good luck getting it pronounced right, JD. [Jay-Dee. 8D IT IS THE MOST MILD OF HIS INTENTIONAL MISPRONUNCIATIONS.]

quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 17:55:33 UTC

Try doing this while we're actually talking face to face and see the result. I promise it will be fun.

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[also voice, also British] firstlaugh January 19 2010, 17:51:07 UTC

Isn't Jean a girl's name?

[still voice, still the same accent] quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 17:53:41 UTC

Jeeen is, Jean isn't. Which would be one of the reasons why I hate it when it gets mispronounced.

firstlaugh January 19 2010, 17:57:59 UTC

Right.

What's your power?

quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 18:10:49 UTC

The main one is superspeed.

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[Voice; another english accent] feltnothing January 19 2010, 17:55:27 UTC

So you're from France, then?

[CONSTANT VOICE for EVERYONE.] quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 17:56:15 UTC

No. Québec.

[perma-voice] feltnothing January 19 2010, 17:57:46 UTC

Oh. That's Canada, right?

Well, I like your accent.

quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 18:11:50 UTC

For now.

And thanks.

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[permatext] kitsurou January 19 2010, 17:58:01 UTC

...huh.

why are people always so picky about names?

[oh, text back, then. SPECIAL] quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 18:12:34 UTC

Why not?

[SORRY she's just incredibly awkward] kitsurou January 19 2010, 18:18:58 UTC

well.

they don't really mean anything, usually. it's just a way to identify someone, isn't it? so unless you chose it yourself, it's really not that important.

I don't think so at least.

quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 18:39:59 UTC

Seeing they're the most common way to identify someone and that names give meaning to thing, I happen to think they're important.

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[permavoice, this school ain't big enough for the both of us] zatinthehat January 19 2010, 18:04:40 UTC

Clearly you've been hanging out with the wrong Americans. This isn't Kansas, Toto--you may not have noticed, but we are about half an hour away from New York City. If you can't have a good time there, I'm afraid you're out of luck.

Incidentally, I would prefer my name to be pronounced with a needless foreign accent as well. That's [thick Italian accent] Zatara, if you please.

[voice] quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 18:14:33 UTC

[JP can roll his rs and actually pronounce the Z right so you would get something very decent from him.]

I haven't be hanging with Americans, only heard rumours. I'll have to see for myself if they have any ground.

[voice] zatinthehat January 19 2010, 18:23:30 UTC

I can assure you, we party as hard as your friends in Montreal.

[voice] quebec_fairy January 19 2010, 18:41:15 UTC

You'll have to show me around, then.

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