I'm trying to like this in spite of Jubilee, who represents the most dismal X-men period/aspects to me.
@MackReed You are not alone. Sweet Jesus I want to scream "did you miss all of K, 1st and 2nd grades when they taught you how to pronounce 'xylophone'? No? SAME DAMN THING, PEOPLE!" Seriously, I wince every time I watch an X-men movie and they say his name wrong. Even worse when Stewart or McAvoy says it. That's right, Bryan Singer/idiots at Fox, you have no idea how to pronounce the lead character in your major franchise.
All probably compounded by the fact that my elder son's name also starts with X.
@MackReed Let's just say my Greek ancestors would rise from the dead and march from Thermopylae to L.A. had I named him Eggzerxes. Plus I told my living relatives from Thessaloniki that I would name my firstborn after that empire-having guy (it makes more sense if you know my real first name), and Lady Whorfin liked and approved the diminutive. (Perhaps Buffy and Frisky Dingo were slight influences. Perhaps.)
Side note - am I the only one profoundly irritated by the pronunciation Eggzavier?
@MackReed You are not alone. Sweet Jesus I want to scream "did you miss all of K, 1st and 2nd grades when they taught you how to pronounce 'xylophone'? No? SAME DAMN THING, PEOPLE!" Seriously, I wince every time I watch an X-men movie and they say his name wrong. Even worse when Stewart or McAvoy says it. That's right, Bryan Singer/idiots at Fox, you have no idea how to pronounce the lead character in your major franchise.
All probably compounded by the fact that my elder son's name also starts with X.