HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE BUTTIGIEG? THE INTERNET COUNTS THE WAYS

[USALiberal]

THE TRICK TO pronouncing presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg's last name is to keep your lips almost totally puckered through all three syllables. At least, that's the only way I'm able to do it. If I can get my lips halfway between a pout and a whistle, and say it in one quick exhale, I can get it. Bood-eh-jedge, bood-eh-jedge, bood-eh-jedge.

I learned this a few days ago from watching video after YouTube video of Buttigieg saying his own name. Until then, whenever I'd read the name Buttigieg—which wasn't that often, until very recently—I'd read over the weird spelling, make the sound "boojig" in my mind, and move on. I was sure I'd never say the name aloud, and let's be real, who has time to learn new things anyway.

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Apparently, I wasn't alone. Type "pronounce" into Google and the first autosuggestion that comes up is "pronounce Buttigieg." According to Google Trends, searches for that term have shot up 669 percent since the first week of March. Go to YouTube and you'll find all sorts of videos on how to do it. Type the phrase into Twitter and you'll find a ton of people who are wondering how to pronounce Buttigieg, have recently learned how to pronounce Buttigieg, are trying to teach other people how to pronounce Buttigieg, are worried they pronounce Buttigieg offensively, or have given up and decided that if he wins the presidency they are going to call him "President Mayor Pete," a reference to his nickname in South Bend.

More at:https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-pronounce-buttigieg/

[mr_lebowski]

1. I made a similar post the other day ... it is a good question ...

From what I've derived, between others, and Mayor Pete saying it, both 'BOO-da-jedge' and 'BOO-da-judge' are roughly accurate.

Maybe something between the two, on that last syllable, is actually 'right'. If you can pull it off

[USALiberal]

3. BOO-da-judge Works for me, pretty easy. Nt

[Celerity]

2. boot edge-edge works for us, is easy after around ten times or so

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. This made me laugh out loud: President Mayor Pete!

That's just too funny!

I think I have it right now. Close enough, anyway.

After all, I was a language major in college! It would be a sin to not be able to pronounce it.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. Thanks, I got it... finally!! Bood-eh-jedge, bood-eh-jedge, yes!! Personally, I prefer Mayor Pete!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[USALiberal]

6. POTUS Pete! :-)

[patricia92243]

12. That's it!!!

[question everything]

8. so at least give the link

[ramblin_dave]

9. Listen to him say it at the beginning of this video...

vimeo.com/198211112


It's like but-a-judge except the but rhymes with put.

[patricia92243]

13. It sounds to melike he is saying boot - like a shoe - a judge

[Stellar]

10. Pete Buttigieg on The View pronunciation of his name..

It's the same way Mika, on Morning Joe, asked him about the pronunciation of his name.

[Qutzupalotl]

11. Buddha judge

[Celerity]

14. his official campaign now has a way to show where they come down on this

https://store.peteforamerica.com/

[OnDoutside]

15. I have it worked out now, based on how he advised....

Say Boot-edge-edge quickly 10 times and the issue will melt away. Saying it quickly made it easier for me not to think about it.

[Mike Nelson]

16. I was sounding it out...

… Butt- I (short I)- geeeggggg... and getting lost in the last syllables. I like the T-shirts and think I got it, now! He gets better every time I see him. I hope he's POTUS, sooner or later!