Yankovich: Why Do We Find It So Annoying?

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I before E, that's weird!!

Postby Elvis » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:24 am

Here are some misspellings I've actually seen (spelling, punctuation, and capitalization is exact):


    Al Yankovik
    Al Yenko..ah Yencovik
    Wearied al or owl
    wiead al
    "weird" al
    "werid al yankovic"
    "Wierd Al" Yankovic
    "Wierd Al Yankovic"
    weeird al
    WEIRD AL JANKOVIC
    WEIRD AL JANKOVICH
    WEIRD AL JANOVK
    WEIRD AL YANCOVIC
    Weird Al Yancovik
    weird al yankavic
    Weird AL Yankiovic
    Weird Al Yankonsomething
    Weird Al YAnkovic
    Weird Al Yankovich
    Weird Al Yankovick
    WEIRD AL YANKOVIK
    weird al yankovivk
    Weird Al Yankowich
    Weird Al Yanovic
    Weird Al Yonkovic
    Weired al
    Weirl Al
    Wierd Al
    wierd al
    Wierd Al Yankovic
    Wierd Al Yankovich


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Postby Orthography Enthusiast » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:58 am

Gracious. That's a MOST impressive collection. Al's name (and professional monicker) have been comprehensively bent, folded, spindled and mutilated!

On a hunch, I did a Yahoo search for "Wired Al" and found that one, too, although quite a few of the "Wired Al" references were to Mr. "I Invented the Internet" Gore.

I'm not sure, though, that "Wearied Al" is always a misspelling, considering the stats we were discussing a little while ago under "Touring: The Math."

I mean, Al's a big star. Surely too big for just one adjective.
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Postby Ratbert197 » Fri Nov 08, 2002 4:06 am

I rilly hait it wen peapal misspel Al's naim.


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Postby weird_el » Fri Nov 08, 2002 4:13 am

It is especially pathetic when Al's name is misspelled on the concert tickets, or worse yet -- on a huge theater marquee. I have 2 ticket stubs (both from Morristown, NJ), that misspelled Al's name -- in two different ways!
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Postby minnick27 » Fri Nov 08, 2002 5:50 am

Maybe Al could do a cover of Loudon Wainwrights "They Spelled My Name Wrong Again". Which coincidentally came on as I clicked on General Chat. It has to be some sort of sign.


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Postby Grom » Fri Nov 08, 2002 7:09 am

Once I saw it spelt "Vankoivc". Now that's wierd.
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Postby scottidog » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:16 pm

It is especially pathetic when Al's name is misspelled on the concert tickets, or worse yet -- on a huge theater marquee. I have 2 ticket stubs (both from Morristown, NJ), that misspelled Al's name -- in two different ways!


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Postby stupidsurgeon27 » Sun Nov 10, 2002 6:54 pm

~looks at list~

Poor Al!

~knows how Al feels with mispellings and mispronouciations of last names~

Though, the weird is mindboggling. How can so many people mispell that?

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Postby scottidog » Sun Nov 10, 2002 7:42 pm

Because people are stupid.

Hey minnick27, you changed your avatar! I kinda liked the Crazed Al one...
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Postby Elvis » Mon Nov 11, 2002 11:31 pm

Just saw this one in reference to Al's manager and it made me chuckle, so thought I'd pass it along.

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