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“In my mind I knew I had mispronounced but ... I had no idea how it came across to many people,” continued Kappell.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2019

He added, “After the ceremony Wopo asked Vern and Wendy what the laughter was all about. The answer: She had mispronounced her new name.”

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2017

"I believe this is the leader we need," he said of Palin at the screening, perhaps unhelpfully adding that she recently had mispronounced his name.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2011

"Please ask him to come up," she said to the German waiter who had mispronounced his name.

From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe