There's nothing worse than learning you've been pronouncing someone's name wrong for an extended about of time. While my name is easy to pronounce (Taylor, like Swift) I still sometimes get called Tyler — I can't imagine how people with less "traditional" North American names feel.
As it turns out, musical genius Adele is someone we've been unintentionally disrespecting this whole time, and I couldn't be more sorry!
Once news outlets, fans, and social media start calling a celebrity the wrong name, it's all over from there. It's a train that can't be turned back.
It's pronounced TIE-GAN, not TEA-GAN.
"Gave up a long time ago," Chrissy revealed on Twitter back in 2018.
While appearing in a video for British Vogue, the songstress introduced herself as “Ree-anna."
Well, Rih Rih, I couldn't be more SORRY!
In a TikTok, the actress took part in a viral challenge where people tell their followers what their name is, and then how people mispronounce it.
In the caption, the actress went on to explain why its important to say her name properly.
"Just an FYI… It’s Ali-SEE-yuh. It doesn't bother me though! But my sweet mama didn't like it... so for her... get it right! Ali-SEE-yuh!"
This week, the singer hosted a happy hour with fans to give them a sneak peek at her new music video for her single "I Drink Wine."
One video question was from Annie from London, who asked Adele about her self-love journey.
Before answering Annie's question, the 34-year-old was surprised at how she pronounced her name.
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Adele then demonstrated how to properly pronounce her name, which sounds like "Huh-Dale" not like "Uhdel" as most of us have been saying for over a decade.
Names mean so much, so let's all make an effort to pronounce them properly, shall we?
