How DO you pronounce it?

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It's in the forum description, but I don't see a thread... so... how DO you pronounce "Palahniuk"?


Posted January 30th, 2003 by Anonymous

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it roughly translate to "[b]Badass[/b]."

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Thu, 01/30/2003 - 04:14

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lol... I can't argue with that... but bringing up "Chuck Badass" in conversation would probably be a bit vague and confusing to others.


Thu, 01/30/2003 - 04:16

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[URL=http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/authorbio.php]Go here![/URL]

It's right under your nose.


Thu, 01/30/2003 - 04:48

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aha... thank you.


Thu, 01/30/2003 - 04:53

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*gives Cypher the once over*

Do I know you...?

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Thu, 01/30/2003 - 05:27

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Paula & Nick Paulanick... that's how I remember how to pronounce Palahniuk... that's how Chuck explained it in the public television show interview a little while back... something about his grandparents or parents being named Paula and Nick... ;)

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Thu, 01/30/2003 - 20:36

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I used to pronounce it P'lannick

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Thu, 01/30/2003 - 23:23

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I used to pronounce Pah-Lah-Knee-Ook, like an eskimo because when I heard he was from the Pacific Northwest, well...

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Thu, 01/30/2003 - 23:25

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Odd-Reigh [/i]
[B]*gives Cypher the once over*

Do I know you...? [/B][/QUOTE]

Don't think so... What exactly do you mean by "the once over", cause I might want you to do it again... :)


Thu, 01/30/2003 - 23:41

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Cypher = willtupper split personality, so if no one answers his posts he can post to himself...? Hmmm....

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Thu, 01/30/2003 - 23:52

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I used to say PAL-A-NEW-ICK, but that's wrong...

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Fri, 01/31/2003 - 04:46

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cypher [/i]
[B]Don't think so... What exactly do you mean by "the once over", cause I might want you to do it again... :) [/B][/QUOTE]

Hehehe.

I've a friend who uses a similar handle online, and since i've been bugging him to read Chuck for the last few months, i thought maybe you were him.

If it's any consolation, the friend in question *is* kind of a hottie. ;)

Oh yeah... giving someone the "once over" is like looking someone up and down, checking them out, evaluating their appearance... get it? :>

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Odd-Reigh [/i]
[B]If it's any consolation, the friend in question *is* kind of a hottie. [/B][/QUOTE]Eh... not really. I require more than that for consolation. ;)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Odd-Reigh [/i]
[B]Oh yeah... giving someone the "once over" is like looking someone up and down, checking them out, evaluating their appearance... get it? :> [/B][/QUOTE]Yea, I actually got it the first time... I thought maybe you meant something new and exciting though! lol


Fri, 01/31/2003 - 06:20

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cypher [/i]
[B]Eh... not really. I require more than that for consolation. ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

Yeah... that cinches it.

You're *definately* not him. ;)

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Fri, 01/31/2003 - 09:29

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oh, what's THAT supposed to mean?!?!


Fri, 01/31/2003 - 13:41

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PAULA-nick. after his grandparents.

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cypher [/i]
[B]oh, what's THAT supposed to mean?!?! [/B][/QUOTE]

Hehehe.. nothing bad, don't worry. ;)

Just said that because he's not really flirtatious.

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Sat, 02/01/2003 - 03:53

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i pronounce it the right way, but i used to pronounce it as pa'loosh'nick


Sun, 02/02/2003 - 21:22

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Spike [/i]
[B]I used to say PAL-A-NEW-ICK, but that's wrong... [/B][/QUOTE]

Me too, except the "ik" was an "uk".


Mon, 02/03/2003 - 02:26

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I once read that it was "Paula-Nick"


Tue, 02/04/2003 - 13:52

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mine used to be like

palahnuk

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Tue, 02/11/2003 - 05:27

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now that i have become enlightened recently, i have never pronouced it wrong.

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Tue, 02/11/2003 - 05:28

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So we've got the basic pronunciation--but which syllable is accented? Is it PAULAhnick? PaulAHnick? Or PaulahNICK?


Thu, 02/20/2003 - 04:34

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That sounds so joyful. I do believe you're correct.

Back to work--bye!


Thu, 02/20/2003 - 19:57

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Right now, I pronounce it Pal-ah-la-la-knee-yuk ( I know how it is actually pronounced, i have no cluewhy I do say it like that.) , but when I first discovered him through a friend I pronounced his name in just a series of incoherrant slurs, the kind of sound you usually make when you are choking or in some cases when you are vomiting. I usually just refer to chuck without name because it is too hard to pronounce but I just refer to him as "that one writer guy who write those books".

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Fri, 02/21/2003 - 00:50

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LOL Yeah, I kind of do the same. I tend to say "Pa-LA-nee-yuk". If I say "Paulanik" I preface it somewhat apologetically with "I think it's pronounced..." Or just rush through it in a mumble. But most often I just say "Chuck Pah....you know, the guy who wrote Fight Club!"
I confess, I have never actually read Fight Club--but it's what got me interested in his writing. I started with Lullaby, and have since read Invisible Monsters and Survivor.
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[QUOTE]I once read that it was "Paula-Nick"[/QUOTE]

you mean, like, when i posted that very thing a scroll and a half up from you?

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Sun, 03/23/2003 - 04:42

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now i finally can say him name without mumbling and trying to cover up the fact that i actually DONT know how to say his name....thanks.

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Fri, 03/28/2003 - 15:45

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hey guys i'm doin a report on chucky p. and i was wondering if you could answer some of my questions
???


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yes.


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hullo???


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hi


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what awwards or critical acclaims has the author earned?

what is the most interesting fact about the author?

What is the second most interesting fact about the author?

Third???

anything else you could tell me about chuck wouldd be nice also


Tue, 06/03/2003 - 22:26

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thanks


Tue, 06/03/2003 - 22:28

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hey man kcan you answer any of those questions


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let me get this straight, i'm supposed to do your homework for you?


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Tue, 06/03/2003 - 22:41

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i'm going to suggest you go [url=http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/authorbio.php]here[/url] and [url=http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/authorfacts.php]here[/url].
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Hey, trypd. Wanna come over to my house this weekend? My lawn needs mowing...


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haha, no shit tuffy.
maybe i can make ya' some dinner afterwards eh?
i mean, i know laziness is an american trait, but seriously, when i go to a website, i usually check out the actual pages of the site before i go into the forums to be lazy and ask shit that i could find out for myself.


Wed, 06/04/2003 - 19:10

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I say Palah-nyuk. Which I know is wrong, but has stuck in my head.


Wed, 06/04/2003 - 19:48

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i know what you mean. I started saying Pala-ha-nook and I know its wrong now but its imprinted on my tongue!


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I used to pronounce it Chuck Paula.... new... ick???

I would say his last name very slow and slurred like someone just stuck me with a needle of moraphine. It was embarrasing.

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Wed, 06/04/2003 - 23:46

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i'm having a hard tiome with the whole paula-nick thing. people have middle names, or first names that are named after grandparents, not family names, or surnames.

and then paula-nick seems to be a pronounciation that is completely off rom the spelling... but then i guess if that's how he says it, that's how he says it.

and maybe it sounds even more ridiculous to me, as i'm from th uk, and paul is pronounced differently in the UK than in an american accent...


Sat, 06/21/2003 - 08:55

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Brock Landers [/i]
[B]I used to pronounce Pah-Lah-Knee-Ook, like an eskimo because when I heard he was from the Pacific Northwest, well... [/B][/QUOTE]

thats pretty much how i pronounce it, except with more of an -Uck sound at the end. PaulaNick is just dumb as it doesnt relate to the letters at all. I was taught to pronounce things by syllable, and maybe that doesnt apply with names, but still. I reckon he's just taking you lot for a ride. you bunch of mugs! ;)


Mon, 08/25/2003 - 22:21

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Re: How DO you pronounce it?

The pronunciation of this mans name is of no consequence to me, or should it be to any of you. Leading me to come to the conclusion that you are all retarded, which is more offensive to handicapped people, only because they are cooler than all of you and should not be associated with the likes of anyone in this forum, including me. I am so not worthy.


Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:52

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Re: How DO you pronounce it?

My girlfriend has asked that I apologize for that last entry. I am sorry. Yes, it is a hollow apology, but an apology none the less.


Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:54

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Re: How DO you pronounce it?

::sigh::

we got another one guys!


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Re: How DO you pronounce it?
glenn626 wrote:

The pronunciation of this mans name is of no consequence to me, or should it be to any of you. Leading me to come to the conclusion that you are all retarded, which is more offensive to handicapped people, only because they are cooler than all of you and should not be associated with the likes of anyone in this forum, including me. I am so not worthy.

this whole thread wasn't of consequence to anybody for 5 YEARS until you brought it back up.

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Yeah, I don't know how to say it. I mean I may be saying it right and not know it. Not many residents of southern Utah are into him.. At least, I don't know any that are. So I guess ignorance is bliss. I'll just keep saying it the same and maybe someday someone will correct me.

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