Hank mispronounces 'façade' throughout a college oral presentation on Leon Battista Alberti (college)
story · status: told 3× · last event: told (2014-11-18)
Hank told in 2014 how, in a college oral presentation on Leon Battista Alberti, he said 'fah-caid' for façade about 26 times, a mistake that left a permanent scar.
About: Leon Battista Alberti
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-17 | told | Hank insists he is right about Wikipedia, though wrong about many things, such as once mispronouncing 'façade' in a Renaissance presentation. (playful) | May 17th: Wikeeeeeepedia...and Happy Birthday Katherine 00:02:02 |
| 2010-09-27 (said on 2010-09-28, implied) | retold | Hank says that in college he gave a long oral report on Leon Battista Alberti's Renaissance façades, mispronouncing 'façade' throughout; finding out was one of his most embarrassing moments. | Stop Embarrassing Yourself 00:02:53 |
| 2014-11-18 | told | Hank retells his college oral presentation on Leon Battista Alberti, in which he said 'fah-caid' for façade about 26 times; it left a permanent scar. | How to Never Feel Embarrassed Again 00:00:34 |
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- 2010-09-27 (said on 2010-09-28, implied) · Stop Embarrassing Yourself — ask: Hank asks Nerdfighteria to help him feel better about his façade mistake by telling him in the comments words they have mispronounced in public. — 00:03:46
- 2014-11-18 · How to Never Feel Embarrassed Again — Hank: In college Hank gave an oral presentation on Leon Battista Alberti and said 'fah-caid' for façade about 26 times, learning the right pronunciation from a friend afterwards. — 00:00:34
- 2014-11-18 · How to Never Feel Embarrassed Again — Hank: Leon Battista Alberti was a Renaissance mathematician, architect and artist who designed many of the building fronts in Florence. — 00:00:34
- 2007-05-17 · May 17th: Wikeeeeeepedia...and Happy Birthday Katherine — Hank says people in the comments were changing how they pronounce Wikipedia because John was wrong. (playful) — 00:02:29
- 2007-05-17 · May 17th: Wikeeeeeepedia...and Happy Birthday Katherine — Hank calls it an interesting side effect of text-based communication that you never learn how words are pronounced; without text, he can now catch and correct John. — 00:02:29