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TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

by Brigitte Dale, posted Aug 6th 2007 6:45PM
Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.

Today on TV Squad Daily:
  • 24 is going green. Get ready for lots of forced global warming references.
  • Pamela Anderson is moving up in the world and dating a magician.
  • Let's hope your favorite presidential candidate has a personality: Jon Stewart's The Daily Show is the place to be this presidential campaign.
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Bobby

"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.

August 08 2007 at 2:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
withoutfeathers

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

August 07 2007 at 7:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mari

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.

August 07 2007 at 6:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
withoutfeathers

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.

August 07 2007 at 4:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jonmark Pierce

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".
WE

August 07 2007 at 2:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
withoutfeathers

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.

August 07 2007 at 10:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent

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

August 07 2007 at 9:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
moreauch

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.

August 07 2007 at 9:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mari

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

August 07 2007 at 8:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nyneve

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!

August 07 2007 at 5:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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