Name Game
People often have difficulty pronouncing my last name. I can’t count the number of shows I’ve done where the MC, while introducing me, mispronounced my name. And let me tell you, nothing boosts your confidence more than coming onto the stage just after somebody has butchered your last name, the subtext of that being, “You are not important enough for me to bother getting your name right. So break a leg, Zack Kadoda.” Awesome.
But it’s never really bothered me, since I do have a pretty unusual looking last name. The easiest way to explain it is by saying, “It’s pronounced like the state, Dakota. But with a K.” But some people even manage to screw that up. So here’s a guide to the correct pronunciation of my name, in handy rebus form!
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If you’re wondering how long this took me, let’s just say too long. Way too long. But I’ll try to come up with more if people get down on their hands and knees and beg me.
