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Brian Miller
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Posted: 25 September 2020 at 4:42pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

How do YOU pronounce Shaman? I’ve actually heard the term
pronounced in every way you can pronounce the a. I’ve heard Shay-
man. I’ve heard Shah-man. And I’ve heard Sha-man (like “at”). Since
you created the character, I’m sure you had a particular pronunciation
in mind when you named him. What was it?
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Posted: 25 September 2020 at 5:20pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Shah-man.
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Posted: 25 September 2020 at 7:44pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

Thank you
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Shawn Kane
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Posted: 25 September 2020 at 8:40pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

And the reality of mispronouncing his name for decades punches me square in the face!
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Posted: 26 September 2020 at 10:40am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

There was an old campaign for Charmin Bathroom Tissue, with Mr. Whipple, a supermarket manager, complaining because female shoppers thought Charmin was so soft that it was a delight just to touch it. The tagline was "Please don't squeeze the Charmin!"

I heard that line from pretty much Shaman's first appearance, and every time thereafter. But I never had an issue mispronouncing his name.
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Posted: 26 September 2020 at 1:12pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

I used to say SHAY-man.
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Posted: 26 September 2020 at 6:47pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Given the seemingly constant infinite variations on the pronunciation of “Byrne” I have endured, I don’t think any of you need to worry too much about Dr. Twoyoungmen’s alter ego!
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Posted: 27 September 2020 at 8:31am | IP Logged | 8 post reply

Bearing in mind your place of origin, I’m assuming Twoyoungmen is
pronounced “Smith”.
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Posted: 27 September 2020 at 8:34am | IP Logged | 9 post reply

Heh.

Twoyoungmen was the name of the chief of the Sarcee tribe, when I lived in Calgary. It had a more authentic sound to me than Screaming Buffalo or Limping Ox.

Incidentally, a fan once asked if the name was intended to indicate that Michael was Gay.

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Posted: 27 September 2020 at 9:02am | IP Logged | 10 post reply

Curiously, I just googled the name and the only results were in reference to Michael and Elizabeth. (Having learned many a painful lesson, I decided not to read those articles!)
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Posted: 27 September 2020 at 9:03am | IP Logged | 11 post reply

I remember 'reading' Sarcee as Sacree for some time.
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I came close to making Shaman a member of the Cree nation, but I realized the potential for confusion in a Marvel comic.
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