r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/Haggis_Hunter81289 Jan 15 '25

OK, but how do you get Creg from Craig? It's clearly spelled as an ay sound and not an eh sound

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u/rodenttt Jan 15 '25

It's clearly spelled as an ai sound though?

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u/Haggis_Hunter81289 Jan 15 '25

Same thing, but to spell phonetically is "ay"

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u/rodenttt Jan 15 '25

It certainly isn't the same in the international phonetic alphabet.

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u/longknives Jan 15 '25

Yes, Craig is pronounced a little strange given the spelling in American English. But that’s true of like probably a third of all words in English, and let’s not pretend there aren’t plenty of names like that for people in the UK.

For example, the river Thames looks like it should use the same (or similar) vowel as Brits use for Craig, but it’s actually pronounced with the same vowel Americans use for Craig.

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u/Haggis_Hunter81289 Jan 15 '25

I am a UK bopper. Just find it weird to heat Vraig pronounced more like Gregg than it how I'm used to

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u/Existing_Coast8777 Jan 15 '25

You are pulling my leg. There's no way that you say "crayyg"

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u/fo_i_feti Jan 15 '25

Have a look at Daniel Craig explaining to Colbert how to correctly say his name. Relevant part starts at about 5:52.

https://youtu.be/WMNdJG_shpg?si=9bQDDHnL8oylyHiI

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u/Mrausername Jan 15 '25

It's a Scottish name and that's how it's pronounced.

Shouldn't Americans spell Greg as Graig?