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The joke is about how many variations on pronouncing the name “Euler” there are (Ew-leer, Oiler, Yoy-lir, etc), via a key and peel sketch about alternate pronunciations of common names.
Yoy-lir
You made that one up.
Edit: Upon reflection, I think this might be what I would phonate as “Ee-oy-lir”, like “Eeyore”, which I would accept.
I once spoke to a philosophy professor who pronounced Nietzsche as though it rhymed with itchy. I didn’t correct him because I was 19 and felt intimidated, but at some point along his career, he wouldn’t have intimidated everyone, how does that even happen?
The american southern accent is a fucking insult to all languages everywhere.
I ain’t never heard nobody in Texas say it like that.
I believe they were from Louisiana, though this was a while ago.
Ok that tracks.
I don’t think a lot of people from Texas are referring to Euler by name, but I’d imagine they’d be predisposed to “Oiler”
Even west virginnie and missisippah got engineers.
Do they say “Yoy-lir”?
Did you know Key & Peele made an appearance in Weird Al’s White & Nerdy?
Euler?
Oiler
E-U-LER.
I was more disappointed than I’m willing to admit when Dr Robotnik pronounced it incorrectly in Sonic 3
