1. M. Night Shyamalan
Common Mispronunciations: "That Sixth Sense Guy"/M. Night SHY-a-ma-lan
How It's Actually Pronounced: M. Night SHAH-ma-lan M. Night Shyamalan has a name that looks instantly terrifying to the eyeballs - even Quentin Tarantino, who quoted Unbreakable as one of his favourite movies ever, called the guy "M. Night Shyalamadingdong" when referring to him, almost as if to cover his back if he happened to say it wrong. Thing is, the world is making this far harder than it needs to be: if you just look at the guy's name without panicking and leap over that silent "Y," you're going to pronounce it right. So, yeah, it looks dangerous, but - in actuality - is super nice. Like The Rock.
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