TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

"I distinctly heard Brigitte pronounce it Jon, not John. I listened three times with my Sennheiser headphones. She said Jon, not John."

Bwahahahahahaha! What?!? How exactly is there a difference in pronunciation? That may be the funniest thing I've read all week.

Awww, mari...I'll try to do better next time.

withoutfeathers............." I hope I haven't left our Australian friend more confused than ever about the American pronunciation."probably not, just boring him to death with these comments.

David -- "To answer your question withoutfeathers, I will need to ask a question.

Have you seen some of the freaks that comment here?"

Are you suggesting that some of the commenters here may be posting from behind the chain locked door?

I see your point.

BTW, correction to my earlier post (this is so embarrassing); In the sentence "They generally pronounce "Jon" more like Europeans than Americans." Of course that should have been "John" not "Jon." My bad. Sorry!

I hope I haven't left our Australian friend more confused than ever about the American pronunciation.

I learn so much from this vlog.

I thought in a recent analysis I had heard a reviewer say Jon Stewart's style of humor was "ageless". I realize now she said "h-less".
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Nyneve -- "I'm curious to hear what the difference is between Jon and John

In Australia they both sound the same"

Seperated by a common language, as Churchill once said.

In the U.S. "Jon" has a distinctly European -- sometimes almost British -- modulated pronounciation, while "John" is almost always enunciated with emphasis entirely on the first syllable. Interestingly, Canadians pronounce "John" almost the same as in the U.S., but tend to inflect the "o" rather than the "h." They generally pronounce "Jon" more like Europeans than Americans. This, of course, leads to a lot of confusion when Canadians named Jon or John visit the U.S.

It's magic that the magician hasn't got hepatitis C, yet! Hey-o!

It's not the Jons you have to watch out for; it's the Johns (if, god forbid, you forget to pronounce the 'h' in their names). Many Johns belong to CESH (the Comittee for the Enunciation of Silent H's) and if you pronounce 'John' like 'Jon' in a public forum, they WILL send their SWAT team to kick your ass.

What??? no Patrick? no Jim Murphy?? is everyone on vacation? The comments weren't as interesting or fun without them.

I'm curious to hear what the difference is between Jon and John

In Australia they both sound the same

I'm feeling like an idiot here sounding them out to myself...

Jhaann J0n - help me out here Brigitte!