HOw do you say Joss Whedon's name?

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JONWES

Saturday, May 18, 2002 7:43 AM

I assumed it was "Hoss Wee-dun"
But my friend think's it's "Joss Wee-dun" with a hard J sound.

TIEKA

Saturday, May 18, 2002 12:45 PM

Originally posted by Jonwes:
I assumed it was "Hoss Wee-dun"
But my friend think's it's "Joss Wee-dun" with a hard J sound.

It is a bit confusing. Jesus is pronounced "Hey zeus" but that is the Spanish American way. Since Joss doesn't look Spanish, I pronounce it with the hard "J".

Tieka,
who just watched Die Hard III.
"He was saying 'Hey, Zeus' not Jesus"

HAKEN

Saturday, May 18, 2002 5:12 PM

I think it's the latter.

NOVAGRASS

Sunday, May 19, 2002 3:16 AM

Originally posted by Jonwes:
But my friend think's it's "Joss Wee-dun" with a hard J sound.

You're friend is right.

JONWES

Sunday, May 19, 2002 7:08 AM

Glad I didn't have money on it. Thanks all.

NOVAGRASS

Sunday, May 19, 2002 10:37 PM

For a long time, I thought it was pronounced all swedish like

"Yohss Weedon" is how i thought it was prnounced. Glad I got that cleared up quickly... some embarassment may have ensued.

HJERMSTED

Monday, May 20, 2002 9:54 PM

Think of him as your favorite Scandinavian Rastafari:

Jah Sweden

mattro

SHAMUS

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 8:16 AM

For what it's worth... "Joss" means "Luck" in Chinese. JW said (in old interview) his parents were going through a hippy phase when he was named.

BTW: "Scandinavian Rastafari" :biggrin

STEALTHGUY

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:00 PM

You're close. I read a quote from Joss himself saying that everyone incorrectly pronounces it "Josh." He said that it is actually pronounced like Hoss from Bonanza, except with a "J." I feel he meant that it rhymes with Hoss, not that it is Hoss. Therefore, I am pretty certain that it is a hard J.

MALCOLM

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:39 PM

It's all coming into focus now... the Chinese name, the Hoss from Bonanza reference. All we're missing is a childhood collection of Coleoptera Lampyridae.

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