Name Mispronunciations

[RobinHoude]

My last name, Houde, gets mispronounced quite often. The correct way to pronounce it is like "hood". Here are some of the more memorable ways people say it:

"How'd" - By far the most common. It does make sense though.
"Who'd" - Like "how'd", I can see how people got this one. One of the professors in my department keeps saying it this way and I keep forgetting to correct him. XD
"Hode" - Um, okay. Not sure how people forget the U on this one.
"How-OO-day" - ... I just don't know.

[Chibi Altaria]

My last name, Houde, gets mispronounced quite often. The correct way to pronounce it is like "hood". Here are some of the more memorable ways people say it:

"How'd" - By far the most common. It does make sense though.
"Who'd" - Like "how'd", I can see how people got this one. One of the professors in my department keeps saying it this way and I keep forgetting to correct him. XD
"Hode" - Um, okay. Not sure how people forget the U on this one.
"How-OO-day" - ... I just don't know.

You're not gonna hurt me if I said I pronounced it as "howd", right? x: At least I did before I knew.

[RobinHoude]

You're not gonna hurt me if I said I pronounced it as "howd", right? x: At least I did before I knew.

Don't worry, "howd" is how most people end up saying it. As long as it's not "howooday". XD

[Chibi Altaria]

Don't worry, "howd" is how most people end up saying it. As long as it's not "howooday". XD

Yeah, no. I have no idea how people get that one. XD