This Group Wants French Media To Start Calling This Man "Peh-Kah" Subban - Buzzfeed News Music

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

This Group Wants French Media To Start Calling This Man "Peh-Kah" Subban

Or just call him Denzel.

You think you know how to say this handsome man's name, right?

You think you know how to say this handsome man's name, right?

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P.K. Subban. Pee-Kay Soo-Ban. Easy.

P.K. Subban. Pee-Kay Soo-Ban. Easy.

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Right? Yes. Unless you're the The Association For The Support and Use of The French language. In which case, wrong.

Right? Yes. Unless you're the The Association For The Support and Use of The French language. In which case, wrong.

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The group, which you have probably never heard of and will likely never hear about again, sent a letter humbly requesting that French Broadcasters pronounce P.K. Subban's name in French.

Like, Peh-Kah. Not Pee-Kay.

And Soo-bauh. Not Soo-ban.

The letter was obtained by Le Presse and also noted the typically Anglicized pronunciation of French players such as Vincent "Vinny" Lecavalier and Daniel "Danny" Briere.


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