Is Stephen pronounced the same as Stephen?

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ daniellayne ยท 4381 points ยท Posted at 13:29:08 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*


EDIT: I'm a fucking idiot. I meant is it pronounced the same as Steven

LarryMahnken ยท 4113 points ยท Posted at 14:49:15 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

The unedited post really is pushing the premise of this subreddit.

purfling ยท 1250 points ยท Posted at 16:17:17 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I know we said no stupid questions...

not_today_jozee ยท 1396 points ยท Posted at 18:43:24 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Time to rename the sub: r/onestupidquestion.

Thanks for the chuckle OP. Upvote for brightening my day. I hope you make front page!

AFewStupidQuestions ยท 259 points ยท Posted at 20:36:58 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I chose to leave room for error.

Zombi_Sagan ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 21:40:02 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Redditor for 3 months, I'll allow it.

theDinoSour ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 01:34:04 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

3 months is the statute of limitations on typos? I'm funked...

BobVosh ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 05:00:20 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

/u/AFewStupidQuestions account is currently 3 months and 4 days old.

hamfraigaar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:44:54 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No, for relevant usernames

unlessidontgetit

akn0m3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:48:40 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Don't worry. You got it.

ERRORMONSTER ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:18:34 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yay, I have a place to go now!

Dexaan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:06:45 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I AM ERROR

literallyicanteven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:10 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

All your base are belong to us!

Codebender ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 23:32:54 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

What's the one stupid question?

laserfish ยท 584 points ยท Posted at 01:08:06 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 190 points ยท Posted at 02:52:47 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Am I the high king of that subreddit?

Old_man_Trafford ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 03:05:12 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Your time to shine. Created 3 months ago.

leavinit ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:29:03 on July 3, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Lotta planning went down 3 months ago. Set up this whole situation.

CryoftheBanshee ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 04:41:51 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
TheShmud ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:58:25 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
PointyOintment ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:01:20 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME

Codebender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:17 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault, you just didn't get enough oxygen.

TheShmud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:26 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
hitemp ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:13:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

When I click this, it brings up actual results. How? I thought the syntax is /r/something

PanicOnFunkotron ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:14:53 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

They changed it. Both ways work now.

sagethesagesage ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:40:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You could always add a link manually, as well.

drunkbusdriver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:51:31 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is there somewhere they post these changes? Or do they just let us figure shit out by accident?

PanicOnFunkotron ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:54:10 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
drunkbusdriver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:39 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks I didn't know about that.

PointyOintment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:46 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

/r/modnews also.

0342narmak ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:14:52 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

They changed it recently.

DyxlesicEsikom ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:52:34 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is Stephen pronounced the same as Stephen?

veruus ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 01:30:47 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Of course. You stupid or something?

[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 01:53:09 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 03:04:16 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Giggled at nostupidquestions, chuckled at onestupidquestion, laughed my ass off at twostupidquestions, and another hearty chuckle at threestupidquestions. I hope it keeps coming cause this joke isnt getting old anytime soon for me

royalsiblings ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:26:21 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

What joke?

chicken006 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 03:35:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
themeatbridge ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:22:18 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

That sub did not disappoint. Whoever the mod is should lock it down so there are no other posts or comments.

DalekJast ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:09:10 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Everything but comments is, so that people can congratulate on finally not being late to the party (damn you CET).

Wrinklestiltskin ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:45:17 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

He made the front page on r/bestof. That's where I came from.

Faggot_Mother_Fucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:56:16 on November 20, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It says:

No Participation ร— ๏…š Do not vote or comment.

Oops, now i've done it.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:47:45 on December 18, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

How do you get happy so quick?

hitemp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:09 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is that a real sub now?

TNine227 ยท 264 points ยท Posted at 19:55:18 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, read is not pronounced the same as read.

LarryMahnken ยท 198 points ยท Posted at 20:02:01 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on how you read both words.

anomalous_cowherd ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 21:53:46 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

That's not even pronounced the same way as itself.

_RedMallard_ ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 22:06:12 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Every other time you read it, the pronunciation changes.

anomalous_cowherd ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 22:07:10 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

*changed. No, changes. No, changed...

TedFartass ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:55:57 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Changeds

[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:19:58 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Changeds- plural noun- a group of people who have eaten too much at the restaurant PF Chang's

iaLWAYSuSEsHIFT ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:52:12 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Did somebody say, Chang ah fuck it's a shitty Community joke or something I don't give a shit.

bootstraps_bootstrap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:14:00 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

ilovethisthread.jpg

ajsparx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:35 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I really feel like there should be an "e" in there. But, I'm pretty sure that's wrong...

anomalous_cowherd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:35:39 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Changeeds?

Nah.

pittstop33 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:03 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

MANY MUCH MOOSEN! In the woodsen! WOODNESZEDSEN!

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:43:46 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

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Slinkwyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:48 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

What a jiff of a GIF.

SorcerersPledge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:37 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

GUYS, STOP MIND FUCKING ME

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:31 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Or every other time you read it

waftedfart ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 23:02:55 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:01:23 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*

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Rose94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:57:45 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen this image a few times now, and I still do that every time.

Cruxius ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 01:34:44 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it's bizarre how read is pronounced like lead, but not like lead, which is instead pronounced like read.

cuprumcaius ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 02:39:09 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Read is pronounced as lead, except when read is pronounced as lead.

naltsta ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:45:58 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Which is why most people say "read receipt" wrongly. It's not something you say out loud often so you never get corrected.

email_with_gloves_on ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:13:38 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

So is it "reed" or "red" receipt?

Hannachomp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:18:31 on December 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Might depend on the place. I work in messaging and everyone I talk to has always said "reed" receipt. It could be wrong but everyone knows what it means. On the other hand if I went to work and said "Red" receipt I feel like it'll give people pause.

Edit: oh man I forgot I was browsing top

delineated ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:00:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Absolutely red. It's the receipt that the other user has read (past tense, pronounced red) the message.

blaknwhitejungl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:45 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Reed I think...

turbocrat ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:30:04 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Uh you guys it's read

EquinoctialPie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:53:05 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Also bass and bass, wind and wind, tear and tear...

robusto_esplendido ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:23 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

"Bart, run like the wind!"

bathroomstalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:01 on September 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Same thing with deer and deer.

The one is just one of them and the other is a bunch of them but they're still both deer.

[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 01:46:05 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

This is the best title I've seen since "Autism Leaves."

Insanepaco247 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 03:13:29 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite will always be Anus Rhythms.

spiritz89 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:01 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

He had one job..

ItsJustJoss ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:12:41 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

This is one of those comments where I feel comfortable saying "Lol" because it is true in this case.

mauxly ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:42:33 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I've been giggling my tits off.

Semyonov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:04:50 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

We should ask /u/Danisnotonavan (Stephen with a V) about this.

Danisnotonavan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:09:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

เฒ _เฒ  I'll fookin' fite u m8

Semyonov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:12:06 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

U havin' a giggle m8?

cashaveli ยท 1012 points ยท Posted at 13:29:59 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ daniellayne ยท 556 points ยท Posted at 13:40:38 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I meant the same as Steven

Dee_Buttersnaps ยท 685 points ยท Posted at 14:01:11 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

analterrror69 ยท 254 points ยท Posted at 19:54:16 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I meant the same as Stephen.

potatoborn ยท 240 points ยท Posted at 20:01:40 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

no

UlyssesSKrunk ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:48:49 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I meant the same as Stefan

van_Zeller ยท 224 points ยท Posted at 22:10:19 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Leave it to reddit to run a joke into the ground.

MasterEk ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:26:12 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I meant the same as Satan.

infectedtwin ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 22:30:36 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

__________ground_________________

morvis343 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 02:49:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

WE HAVE TO GO DEEPER

StankdaddyJones ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:01:01 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Oh hey James Cameron!

king_england ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:00 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You mean Steven*

mrcolonist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:47:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephen Cameron?

skjenolc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:38 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Steven James?

king_england ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:08 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephen Stevens*

EXTSZombiemaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:20:36 on November 21, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

John Cena Stephen

BananaToy ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 22:32:46 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Like ground meat?

DiaDeLosMuertos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:29 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I liked it.

chemistry_teacher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:45 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is this a stupid question?

that_baddest_dude ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You've now run the running the joke into the ground joke into the ground.

Hope you're happy. Actually I'm part of the problem now.

/seppuku

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:32:41 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

New York's hottest club is .........Kevin?!

Ramesses_Deux ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:54:50 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

The new hire where I work is named Stephen and the 'ph' is pronounced like an 'f' sound. So, I guess, not always.

Dishwasher823 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:29:59 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephan's are usually spelled with an a and pronounced as Stefan.

Ramesses_Deux ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:50:59 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Really? All the Stephan's I've ever met have always been pronounced with a 'v' sound. That was literally the first time. Interesting...

YouCanCallMeQueenB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:48:39 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I knew a guy who spelled it Stephen and pronounced it like Stephanie... Without the "ee" sound.

hadtoomuchtodream ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:46:17 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I thought that was pronounced Stefawn.

Stephen is sometimes pronounced like Steven, and other times pronounced Stefen.

reconman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*

Almost correct. The original pronunciation is Ste as in stencil, pha as in fuck and n. Stefan has the same pronunciation.

In the German area the pronunciation of St was changed to Sht.

You can listen to different pronunciations here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:08 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I think it really depends on how you pronounce your Fs in situations like this

PointyOintment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:04:26 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

"steef-en"?

yeahnoduh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:55:50 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It's Ghee Buttersnaps =\

edit: I'd love it so much if your username was just a ploy to set yourself up for an "I've heard it both ways" when your name is inevitably corrected.

Dee_Buttersnaps ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:41:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Well, when I first signed up for a username I tried Lavender Gooms, but it was already taken, as were a bunch of other Gus nicknames. Then I tried Dee_Buttersnaps, which worked, obviously, because it's fucking wrong. What the hell would Dee Buttersnaps even mean? Yeah, I definitely missed that joke. So, a couple months later when I figured out it was "Ghee" and not "Dee" I decided, fuck it, I'm not changing it. Still, it's a bit embarrassing.

what__ever ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:45:27 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I love your username.

-- Weepy Boy Santos

Rafikim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:05 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes it can be pronounced Stephen but only if they correct you.

Also I read the post title about 10 times trying to see if one of them was Stephan or something.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:42 on October 4, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

OP pls

CelebornX ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:43:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Not necessarily. I've met a Stephen who pronounces it Stephen. But on the other hand, I've met a Stephen who pronounces it Stephen, not Stephen.

ChoiceD ยท 585 points ยท Posted at 20:03:22 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I've met Stevens, and Stephans who all pronounce it as Steven. I have yet however, to meet a girl named Stephanie who pronounces it as Steven-ie.

CopyRogueLeader ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 03:20:42 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience Steven = eev, Stephen = eev, and Stephan = eff

Source: I've known a few Stephans and Stephens.

stephansolo ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 03:58:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

This is exactly right, but no one gets it.

Source: my name is Stephan, and I'm frustrated

CopyRogueLeader ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 04:05:27 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I dated a Stephen in high school, he too was constantly frustrated. My dad used to call him Steve and spelled it with a Ph. For some reason he found it hilarious.

TeHokioi ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 10:26:46 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Phteve?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:03:36 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

that is fucking hilarious

kjmitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:35:13 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is your last name; as it is, I keep thinking you're supposed to be the Han Solo my Princess Leia married after getting divorced from my real Han Solo.

TeHokioi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:26:06 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Umm?

kjmitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:37 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes?

TeHokioi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:24 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I read it like five times and I'm still not sure what's going on

kjmitch ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:39:04 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

/u/stephansolo's username probably means StephanSolo, meaning he added "Solo" to his first name, Stephan, to evoke the name Han Solo, a popular character in the Star Wars films. This works partly because the whole username is lowercase, which also means you could read it as StepHanSolo, or step-Han Solo. I turned this into a joke about the meaning of the prefix "step-" and how it relates to parents, i.e. stepmother and stepfather. In the joke, the terms 'mother' and 'father' are simply replaced, and it's just pure wordplay.

It's definitely not a good joke, and maybe not even one that was worth making. But it's also certainly not that opaque; hopefully my pointing out the username being played with means you get it now.

stephansolo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:44:22 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I liked it!

kjmitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:35 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yay! Thanks, man, the small hope that even one person can have a groan or a chuckle is the reason I still let myself tell silly jokes like these :D

stephansolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:42 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

They're my favorite, my friends and coworkers hate me for it though! Also, spot on analysis of my username, 100% correct haha

ViciousNakedMoleRat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:58:02 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephan is the version still in use that is closest to the Greek Stephanos. Which is pronounced Stehfahnoss.

So pronouncing it with eff instead of eev makes sense.

Upthepunx666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is it stephon or stefen?

steeley42 ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 23:25:29 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I have, but as a short e sound on either side of the v, so like Stefenie, but with a v sound in place of the f.

[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:31:46 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Was she Russian?

steeley42 ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 23:57:47 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*

Nope, young black girl from Ohio. She corrected me with a sigh that was less "oh my god, why can't you say my name right" and more "yeah, I know, my parents are idiots. I hate my name as well."

Edit: This is not to say that she didn't like her name. She just felt like an ass every time she had to correct someone. She wishes her parents would have just spelled it Stevanie (instead of Stephanie) in the first place. No one ever got it right the first time. At least the other way, there would have been a chance. If you're going to be super unique with your kids name, at least give them an out with it being from another language, or using phonetics from a language. Some great unique names are things like Shiobhan, pronounced Sha-von, it's French. N'Dea is pronounced India (like the country), because it's Sudanese and uses a glottal stop. Spelling Ladasha (another perfectly pretty sounding name) as La-a is just trying too hard. No one will ever get it right the first time, and you just make your kid feel like a jerk every time they correct someone.

Source: I've had A LOT of student employees over the years with unique names, and friends with unique names (including all the above names except La-a) who've talked to me about their names. Some others include TaeVaughn, Maleika, Babacar, & Yacuba.

hoffi_coffi ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 13:25:56 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

La-a is an urban myth. Siobhan is Irish. Just FYI! Irish names are becoming more popular in the UK, but even then would anyone assume Caoimhe is pronounced "keeva"? I really have tried with Gaelic, but just can't get my head around the pronounciations.

steeley42 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:06:24 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, I kind of want La-a to be real. Oh well. Thanks for the info about Siobhan. I only said French because that's what my employee said. Obviously she was misinformed herself. shrug

NormThaPenguine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Edit 4 times as long as original comment

steeley42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:03:58 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Ha, no, I agree. I got a bit verbose there. That happens to me sometimes when I make the original post on mobile, and then make an edit later on my computer when I can just type away.

NormThaPenguine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:48 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I like your dedication m8

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:19:21 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It's her name, and it's only a name; she should be able to have people pronounce it however she wants. My first name can be pronounced 2 or 3 ways and I don't care how people do it - they're still speaking to me and I like the way it sounds no matter the pronunciation.

steeley42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:04:55 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah, I totally agree with that. She liked her name as well, but felt like an asshole whenever she corrected people. She wished her parents had just spelled it Stevanie in the first place. It was literally spelled Stephanie, so there's pretty much no way anyone would get it right the first time.

SoMuchMoreEagle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:15:45 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Was it spelled correctly? If so, she can pronounce it any way she wants.

steeley42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:02 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

What do you mean by "spelled correctly?"

SoMuchMoreEagle ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:21:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, "spelled traditionally."

Better?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:56:22 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is there a traditional way to spell Stevenny?

steeley42 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 07:08:54 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No, still not getting it. Who's tradition are we talking about?

PointyOintment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:56:00 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*

Some great unique names are things like Shiobhan, pronounced Sha-von, it's French.

Where do you get this misinformation? It's spelled Siobhรกn, and it's Irish. And it's not a "unique" name at allโ€”it's a traditional name and it's pretty common.

Source: Not Irish.

Actual sources:

P.S. Yacuba isn't that weird either. It's just a variation on Jacob.

adinadin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:09:21 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Closest Russian names are Stepan and Stas, both are strictly male names.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 08:22:22 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

stefania is a russian name... and female. still no v sound though.

its not common, but it exists. mostly an archaic name though.

Checkerszero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:37:12 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I know a Stephie (full name) that is pronounced "stee-vee"

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:15:36 on October 17, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Idk if you meant to be funny or not but I have been laughing at this comment for 20 mins. Thank you.

ChoiceD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:40 on October 17, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Just an observation really. I'm glad you got a laugh out of it though. A good laugh is always a good thing.

owenator1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:17 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I have a friend named Steven Yi. I.. figured that would be relevant...

zachismyname89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

My black friend is Stephen, but it's pronounced Steffen

toonytoon180 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:22 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

That's because it's Stephen.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:10:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

But what about fancy rich people called pronounced, Stef-aa-n

[deleted] ยท 258 points ยท Posted at 14:10:30 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

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notapantsday ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 19:46:48 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Steffen is the German version of Stephen, just like Stefan/Stephan.

Pure_Reason ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:48:46 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I thought Stefan was the cool version of Steve

straighttothemoon ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:54:36 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
bickspickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:39 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

you need to watch this - https://youtu.be/unkIVvjZc9Y?t=53

Cryptoss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:17 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck, I miss Ronnie John's.

bro90x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:36 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

0-3 sad Steff curry's.

ElfKid ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 19:08:35 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I believe his name is pronounced "Stephen" but "Steff" is his nickname.

iUsedtoHadHerpes ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:19:20 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I've never heard anyone call him "Steven," but I hear him called "Steffen" very frequently.

I've also heard one person say "Steffan" (like Marbury) but I don't think that's right.

206dude ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:36:18 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You believe incorrectly.

warm_kitchenette ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:51:41 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No. This is one method to find "fans" in Oakland/SF.

Garizondyly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You may "believe" whatever you want, but that's not true.

Simon_Draws ยท 223 points ยท Posted at 00:56:47 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I now have you tagged as "I can't Steven"

sykeouttt ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 01:40:33 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

he literally can't Steven

SHIT_DOWN_MY_PEEHOLE ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 05:12:34 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

On a scale of 1 to Steven, he can't

ademnus ยท 136 points ยท Posted at 19:13:17 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

When I was in first grade, there was a boy in my class named Stephen. I hadn't seen it spelled that way and, as it was first grade, I was convinced prior to this that there would only ever be one way to spell a name so this vexed me. He told me, however, to make it more confusing, that it was pronounced Steven.

I remembered that when I met a young man in my 20s named Stephen and when we met he said "my name confuses lots of people. It's spelled stephen but-"

"But it's pronounced steven," I said smiling. I remembered!

"Yeah, no. It's pronounced Steff-uhn." He looked offended.

So the rule to remember is -you never know how the fuck it is pronounced, just ask and go with the flow.

redlipstick26 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 00:05:15 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

When I was in third grade my teacher asked me to deliver some papers to a teacher down the hall, homework one of the students had left in her classroom earlier in the day or something. So I walk down and knock on the door, come in and say, "I have some papers here for ....Sean?" Pronounced it like seen. I had never seen the name spelled that way before (no pun intended). So everyone is looking at me like I'm the biggest idiot ever. Teacher just says "ummm okay.... SEAN (overly pronounced like SHAWN), can you come up here?".

flexi_seal ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 01:14:03 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

The same thing happened to me around 3rd grade, it was horrible. Every single person in class apparently knew how to say it except for me, wtf. I still live with the pain and embarrassment.

redlipstick26 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:55:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Feel like Ted Mosby. Chameleon.

lyan-cat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:57:32 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

My boss' name is Sean. He was named that when it was uncommon by far in the States. So he had lots of people calling him "seen". I have to chuckle at that, because we got it backward; my eldest son is named Shamus, but my husband read it rather than heard it, so it doesn't have the long A sound as in SHAME-us, it's SHAM-us. Short A. And our son sticks to his guns regarding the pronunciation.

redlipstick26 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:07:18 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Haha that's awesome! Because it's definitely read as SHAMus but having heard people say it a million times I would think SHAMEus as soon as I saw it. And some people spell it Seamus which is just SO confusing.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:58:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Seamus is the traditional spelling, FYI

lyan-cat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:20:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

My husband was crushed a bit when he found out; he picked it up from the first computer game he ever played, and he loved it because it's slang for a detective--curious, intelligent, tenacious. He took it pretty hard for a while. When our son decided to just keep the pronunciation and make it his own name, the husband was tickled pink.

farlack ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:54:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't figure out that until I was around 19 that it's not seen. Hah

zeptimius ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 19:49:45 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:22:01 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

This is brilliant!

DrewsephA ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:35:20 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I got mah eeeyyye on you, JayQuelen!

dontknowmeatall ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:28:45 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I love it.

FrailRain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:18:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I will never skip over this video.

Lucretiel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:20:09 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like your last sentence is the solution to, like, all the transgender issues we're going through as a society.

veruus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:36 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

How did you never run across any other people named Stephen/Steven between first grade and your 20s?

zants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:43:02 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Hardest name for me was Sean. I remember walking over to my cubby to turn in homework, noticing a cubby next to mine labeled with the name, and then turned to the class and said "who the heck is seen?". The kids next to me said I was an idiot for not knowing how to pronounce it.

EDIT: Oh shit, someone else also brought up Sean. That really validates how weird of a name it is lol.

kingeryck ยท 196 points ยท Posted at 19:13:18 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Phteven

deadeyeAZ ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 23:36:57 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

why did i just get a mental image of the wiener dog with the overbite?

kingeryck ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 23:49:39 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
bss1991 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 00:37:03 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I have tears in my eyes holy shit

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:40:01 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You always have tears in your eyes.

akn0m3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I saw this a couple minutes before I had to be in a meeting. I ended up being 10 minutes late because I couldn't stop laughing.

catsalots ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:38:29 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It's how you say Stephen in Klingon. P'hteven!

storysunfolding ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:44 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

The blade guy on /r/wicked_edge?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:47 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Reminds me of muti

aabiedoobie ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 23:54:05 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Worked at a dispensary where we would ask the "patient" what their first name last initial was, so with lots of Steven/Stephen's and being a Stephen, I ask this guy is that a Steven with a v or a PH. Dude says dead panned,

"It's with an S."

It sure was, guy. Sure was.

Denominax ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 02:59:07 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Classic Stesen

CaptainEarlobe ยท 212 points ยท Posted at 18:31:55 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote for stupidity

[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:53:23 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Ahhhh, the best kind of upvote!

Pagiras ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:29 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

How's your anus?

ThatsNotUranus ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 00:18:13 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:04:32 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Can't we all just agree that "Steven with a ph" is spelled Phteven?

radditour ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:26:08 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

One is pronounced in the same way as Steven, the other refers to female chickens owned by your father's second wife (who is not your mother), and are therefore step-hens.

revoltrise ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:44:14 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

step-hens. you deserve some silver.

quietpin ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:38:48 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I would like for this to be this sub's top post of all time.

LarryMahnken ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:48:27 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It's been really great for my comment karma, I'll tell you what.

Valhalla_Bound ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:45:25 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

This was a post where I kinda laughed, came back, read some comments, and laughed some more. The more I thought about it the harder it made me laugh. So seriously, seriously thank you.

Black6x ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:39:54 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

How high are you right now?

MarquisDeSwag ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:11:03 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No.

Stephen is pronounced like Steev-en. Stephen is from the Greek Stephanos and is pronounced Steff-en.

Source.

emmanoelle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:58:26 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Saint Stephen with a rose, in and out of the garden he goes, Country garden in the wind and the rain, Wherever he goes the people all complain. Stephen prospered in his time, well he may and he may decline. Did it matter, does it now? Stephen would answer if he only knew how.

Kiliana117 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

My absolute favorite!

PoisonMind ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:01:33 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*

In Old English and possibly Middle English the ph in Stephen would have been pronounced voicelessly, but it became voiced due to a same sound change that caused it to be voiced between vowels. This is the same sound change that left us with irregular plurals for nouns ending in f. Knife-knives, wolf-wolves, etc. It's also related to why, for example, the x in exit can be pronounced voicelessly as /eksit/ or voiced as /egzit./

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:41:52 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not high enough for this shit.

dtwhitecp ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:01:42 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Best subreddit.

Littlewigum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:05:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Am I the only person who read that and pronounced each one differently in their mind?

Vedney ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:46 on July 10, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, me too

Stee-fen and Ste-fan

ButtsexEurope ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:43:53 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. Steven is pronounced the same as Stephen.

mievaan ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:05:02 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No. Stephen is a man's name (e.g. Stephen King), while Stephen is the female chicken that your spouse owned already prior to your and your spouse's marital commitment. Obviously.

TheMobHasSpoken ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:07:02 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I really miss Stephen.

mievaan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:42:17 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

This might be the only time ever I get to ask this question: The author or the chicken?

garblz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:21:25 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, that's exactly what i came up with, trying to find where I'm making a mistake reading this title.

ZDraxis ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:20:33 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. I'm named Stephen. It is pronounced Stee-vehn. Not Steh-fawn, not Stee-fen, not Stee-fan, I once got Step-hen, its not that either. And despite having a name tag at work, even if I say it first as Stee-vehn, most people decide to spell my name Stephan. Spread the word, because America is retarded with my name despite numerous celebrities and political figures having my exact (first) name pronounced exactly the same way.

zw1ck ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 00:13:14 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Its not our fault you pronounce it wrong. Ph makes an f sound.

Sincerely,

Steven

gn0xious ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:47:07 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You give all the Stephens a bad name.

ZDraxis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:46:23 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You must be great at parties

catsalots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:41 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Can I call you Steve-o?

ZDraxis ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:06:34 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I think you'll be greatly disappointed in my lack of snorting goldfish and toilet bungie jumps.

mundabit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:14 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

In Australia "Stephen" is a wildcard like "Caroline" some people say "Steven" others say "Stefan" (Carolin vs Caro line) so you kind of have to ask.

My cousin is a Stephen who says "Steven", my ex boyfriend is a Stephen who says "Stefan"

I think it's because "a" and "e" can be very similar in Australian English.

ZDraxis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:16 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

but when you see it spelled and pronounced repeatedly, you have the common sense to get the message. right?

drketchup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:58 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Does it happen to you over the vone? How about when you're at Vish concerts? Maybe you should try spelling it out vonetically to them.

ZDraxis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:13 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Our language is full of exceptions. If you'd like to blatantly ignore each one, especially when told specifically (and spelled phonetically) when someone had an honest question about that very subject , be my guest, I don't care enough anymore.

hitemp ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:20:03 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if it's because of my retainers, but Steefen sounds like Steevehn

ZDraxis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:26 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

can't help you with that one haha

ungood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:02:57 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

TIL I've been pronouncing Neal Stephenson incorrectly...

e-chem-nerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:24 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Ne-ALL STEFF-en-son

nsjersey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:36 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*

As someone who has this name is on my birth certificate; pronounced the same.

Catholic mothers loved this spelling for the first martyred saint.

Edit: punctuation

Linenoise77 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:50:05 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No. The T is silent in the latter one.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:45:21 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Why are my arms so short?

Where do I locate something I'm looking for?

How many colors have names?

What kind of car can people get into to?

When is the best time to tell yourself what time it is?

How many times have people wondered the same thing?

Where is the best place to purchase an item?

Can I have all of your internal organs, right now?

Do I look fat?

revoltrise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:47:46 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

because your parents are related.

the last place you'd look.

47068 in english.

Yes.

Twenty minutes past 4. AM or PM.

12.

Your mom sells sea shells by the sea shore. Start there.

Your chins look skinny, your ass looks fat mom, now stop redditing and make that fucking sandwich.

Vark675 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:29:49 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, unless it's not an English name. We had a French kid in my 2nd grade class whose family pronounced it "steph FAWN," but for most English speakers it's "STEEV en" regardless of spelling.

dontknowmeatall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:22 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't that one spelled Stephan or Stefan?

banbourg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:04 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, Stephane in French, pronounced steh-fun

Good_At_English ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:26 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

In French, Stรฉphane is more like Stefan though.

thesecoloursdontrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:09 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephen Curry. Pronounced similarly with the same spelling up asked about. At least that was my first thought.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:35 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephan Urquell?

Bull-in-China-Shop ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:08:21 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I read the first Stephen as Steeven and the second Stephan as Steffan.

godzillalikespie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:03 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

For the most part yes, but I've met a Stephen pronounced "Stefen" and a Stephen pronounced "Stefaun"

Luminaria19 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:35 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on the person. Sometimes it's SteVen (v sound), sometimes it's StePHen (f sound).

BigBankBaller ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:28 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Im sure this post was by accident

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:20 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I've always heard 'There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.'

...

Grasdaggel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:20:43 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
MrDabrowski ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:11 on July 7, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I the first one as Stephen and the second one as Steven without reading the edit.

ValdemarSt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:50 on November 11, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I've researched for 4 months, and i con with confidence tell you that it is pronounced the same.

--comadose ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:07:06 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

But Stephen.. all Stephens are Stephen. Stephen has showed me so. Stephen is a wise Stephen.

-Stephen

CUNexTuesday ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:26:51 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Steven here. My name has a fucking V in it. Ph Stephen is pronounced Stefen. I have a friend named with that name.

If your idiot parents named you with a ph and pronounce it as a V, we might as well start calling Phillip "Villip"

Sir_QuacksALot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:23 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Short answer, "no." The linguistic science behind it is too hard to explain.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:26 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes.

Source: My name is Stephen

JBlitzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:17 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You say tomato, I say tomato.

hippojack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:08 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

You know, I read that as to-mah-to both times, even though I know the saying quite well. I guess that's why I usually say that comparison as "Potato/po-tah-to" because I'm odd that way. :-/

JBlitzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:22 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Dwhitlo1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:02 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, at least I pronounce it the same way.

Dannovision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:19 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

In quebec its pronounced differently. Depending on whether the person is french or english. So you are good op

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:31 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

There are three twos in the English language.

thorium220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:45 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephen here, with an Australian accent they are pronounced the same, and I've only heard it pronounced differently when someone is deliberately exaggerating the difference.

sickofallofyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I know a guy named Stephen, he pronounces it Steven. I know a guy named Stephan, he prounounces it Steffan.

To each his own.

zeroone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:12 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Are there other words in the English language where ph sounds like a v?

WhatsThatSkaSong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:39 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I knew a guy named Stephen pronounced Steff-in instead of Stee-Vin.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:41 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Many Stephen's and Steffan's in Canada pronounce it Steff-uhn. There are Stephane's: like Steff-anne. In French, Stay-FAN with emphasis on 2nd syllable.

klutchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:26 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

how high are you

MadeSomewhereElse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:59 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I had faith in you OP. I read the title 3 or 4 times thinking "what am I missing here!?".

sacovert97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:06 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a Stephen pronounced stee-fin

NEXT_VICTIM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:13 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

So meta.

Yes, I believe they are pronounced the same.

Narwhalbaconguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:08 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No.

theDamnKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:11 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Is gif pronounced like gif?

The_Y0ung_Wolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:33 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

How does the pronunciation differ from Phteven?

legitpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:28 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Do you know how many times i read the title thinking no wait they really are spelled the same way???

Rdtaunton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:35 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No. They aren't pronounced the same.

revoltrise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:30 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

is Phteven the same as Phtephen?

yawha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:26:33 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
thefritopendejo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:47 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Redditer pushes the premise of No Stupid Questions sub by accidentally asking if "Redditer" is pronounced the same as "Redditor"

noggin-scratcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:45:05 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42RA2wWF61M

Excuse the atrocious quality, I can't find a better link, but there's a comedy routine playing on all the names that have multiple spellings for the exact same pronunciation.

Bunnymancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:36:09 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It does, but it shouldn't. Ph usually means 'f'... But it's not.

FredAsta1re ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:52:59 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

I know 3 Stephen's. One is pronounced Stefan, the other two are Steven.

So, to answer your question, yes and no

shutdownMPLS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:44 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

As a Stephen, girls seems to use the "f" sound in my name because they think it's cute or whatever. Everyone else pronounces it with a "v" and/or usually just shorten it to Steve. I really don't care either way. It's nice to have options.

Ramazotti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:10:23 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

3lectricboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:06 on July 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

yes

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:17 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Not a name expert, but I've always pronounced the 'ph' in 'Stephen' as something between a soft V and an F. 'Steven' always gets the hard V.

senatorskeletor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:52 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, semi-relevant: how do you pronounce "Stephan" as in Stephan Curry? What about when he's called "Steph"?

dontknowmeatall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:40 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

If it's the French name, steh-FUHN.

nick_locarno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:15 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It's actually spelled Stephen Curry but pronounced STEFFan. Not steFAWN or Steven. Just to make it more confusing.

JediMindTrxcks ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:04:10 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Steven when it's fully spelled. It's like "steff" when it's not.

I_MAKE_USERNAMES ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:56:45 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It is not pronounced Steven...

senatorskeletor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:22 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you!

bigpipes84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:58 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Stephen and Steven are pronounced the same way. Stephen is the traditional spelling while Steven is the bastardized American spelling.

Stefan and Stephan are pronounced the same way.

CTU ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:35:33 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

A question that hits close to home :) So need to see what people got to say on this.

Goldsound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:00 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Hi Stephen...nice to see you here.

CTU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:35 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

It is Steven not Stephen

Goldsound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:19 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No it's Stephen I checked I backtraced your IP router firewall.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:38 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Did you create a GUI interface using visual basic?

Goldsound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:36 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

What am I a skid? I DDOS'd his IP to hack into his mainframe and uploaded my virus to his email.

revoltrise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:20 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

the only way to win is not to play.

CTU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:39 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

But i was hacked into your system and email

CTU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:58 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No that is a lie...you would have seen a different name if you really did it

Fusionbomb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:28:08 on June 30, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Step Hen

Nyle7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:14:52 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

As someone named Stephen, no, no it is not lol. Do you pronouce phosphorous as "Vosvorous"?

:D

kyperion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:21:59 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

In a nutshell yes.

But officially it's like pronouncing Dolphin.

Dawlhhfeeeen

Steeefffhhheeeen

basilwhite ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:48:54 on July 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

Hodor