This Colbert Wants a Word With Stephen Col-bear

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Stephen Colbert, I have a T-bone to pick with you.

Your deliberate French pronunciation of our surname has caused a great deal of trouble in my life since your first appearance on The Daily Show. I'm Team Bert, not Team Bear. Col-bert (me) versus Col-bear (you) might seem like the silliest French-versus-American word battle since Freedom Fries.

But you see, it matters. The hard "T" ends our name with a diction kick instead of a snooty whimper

And now, your new gig as Late Show host (which is super awesome — congrats!) means that I'll have to continue to correct mispronunciations of my name for years Read more...

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This Colbert Wants a Word With Stephen Col-bear