PNEUMONIC
TNT announcer: "Next, on TNT, Keanu Reeves is Johnny Pneumonic."
A word to the TV announcer on TNT:
Just because Keanu Reeves can't tell the difference between "Mnemonic" and "Pneumonic," doesn't mean the viewers won't discern the difference between the two words. If pronounced correctly, they're not even homophones. Maybe Announcerman figures that the more discerning viewers have already gone to sleep. And he wouldn't exactly be wrong...
posted by Esther Kustanowitz @ 1:51 AM
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3 Comments:
Yeah, but the people who really count are still awake. :)
Sounds like PNEUMONIDIOT to me.
Sorry to offend our hot friend Keanu, but I'm one of those nitpicky grammarians.
Why was he attempting to use mnemonic in a sentence to the press anyway?! That's odd word choice for a celebrity. I guess the least we can do is give him props for his (miserably failed) effort.
Wow, good to know Draydel-lady's still up. And singlegal, I'm totally with you, obviously. But just to clarify, I didn't intend to slander Mr. "Because We Are" Reeves (a Hebrew joke for all you Hebrew speakers out there) by implying that he doesn't know this word. It was the announcer's error: he clearly said "pneumonic"--but I'm sure that Keanu was able to memorize the words even if he doesn't understand them. Maybe he could use a "pneumonic device."
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