Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Duke needs to get back to academic basics


I know. How dare I criticize one of the best schools in the nation?! However, the face of the university is a guy who will ultimately end up being the most recognizable and winningest Men's College Basketball coach in history... and he can't spell his name phonetically at all. Coach K is called Coach K because anybody who tries to pronounce his name is embarassed by their lack of literacy. His name is Mike Krzyzewski, pronounced Mike Sheshevski. At what point did the letter K begin making the SH sound. I know it's the guy's name. He's probably the very proud ancestor of an Eastern European martyr, but this guy was the coach of Army's basketball time. He is 100% American and a role model for people across our country. Will we begin seeing Duke fans name their children Mike, spelled Qmihg3p? Will last names be changed from Smith or Jones to names with too few vowels and consonants not used in Wheel of Fortune? I think that Duke, as a leader in education should approach Mr. Sheshevski about supporting the English language and its phonetics. Legal name changes are not hard to make. It may cost $50 max. This guy makes millions. Please Coach K, think of the children. Think of America. Please don't ruin our language and undo the teaching of 1st graders everywhere.

1 comment:

  1. http://deadspin.com/5273200/thats-c+o+a+c+h+k

    you're way ahead of the game...you should apply for deadspin

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