John Travolta Mispronouncing Names Is Our New Favourite Meme

How would John Travolta pronounce YOUR name? Find out here...

John Travolta Oscars
John Travolta Oscars
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How would John Travolta pronounce YOUR name? Find out here...

John Travolta probably realised right away that there would be some amusement over the way he completely mispronounced Idina Menzel's name at the Oscars.

But he probably didn't think it would go this far.

When the actor took the stage to introduce Idina's performance of "Let It Go" from Frozen

Slate has introduced a new name generator that tells you how the actor would pronounce your name - and it's kind of becoming a thing.

Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick used the generator and posted her results to Instagram this morning.

http://instagram.com/p/lG4V-MKdR7/embed/

So, of course, we've spent the entire morning testing out names. Here are some of our favourites...

John Travolta name generator

John Travolta name generator
(Image credit: Slate)

As funny as it is, we do feel a bit bad for John Travolta that this has taken off. And we're feeling extra appreciative of the fact that the whole world doesn't notice when we make mistakes.

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Ali Gray
Ali Gray is an award-winning content director and digital strategist. Most recently she was the Director of Branded Content at Hearst, and helped to bridge the gap between the editorial and commercial worlds working across all Hearst brands, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Prior to that she worked as an editor contributing to several brands such as The Telegraph, iVillage UK. 
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