Attention, #BookTok: Here's The Correct Way To Say Jodi Picoult's Name

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Jodi Picoult is schooling fans connected an unexpected topic.

Following her caller TikTok debut, the author, who has written bestsellers My Sister's Keeper and Nineteen Minutes, might've penned her champion enactment yet—a hilarious tutorial connected however to correctly pronounce her past name.

"I perceive that since I joined TikTok, determination has been a small spot of treatment astir however to pronounce my name," Jodi said in a March 19 video. "You each get Jodi right, but you're not excessively definite astir the past fractional of it."

So, what's the close pronunciation? According to the writer, "well, it's Jodi PICO."

And if that isn't wide enough, she besides brought on a fewer props to assistance settee the substance erstwhile and for all.

"As in, pico de gallo," Jodi said, holding up a salsa bottle. The 56-year-old then does a costume alteration into a achromatic coat, adding, "it's not Jodi Pea-coat."

Need much examples? Holding up assorted images, Jodi explains, "It's not Jodi Pea-Colt. It's not Jodi Pea-colt-in-a-pea-coat. It's not Jodi Pea-Cult."

Driving it location further, she held up a cupful of tea, stating, that it is pronounced, "Jodi Pe-Koe, similar the tea."

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Not to worry, though, Jodi isn't wholly pressed astir the mispronunciations. Replying to a idiosyncratic who commented, "oh nooo. I've said it incorrect successful truthful galore interviews. I'm truthful sorry!!" the Perfect Match author said, "Glad you're saying it astatine all!"

Jodi's sanction mightiness not beryllium the lone celebrity's sanction you've been saying wrong. Keep scrolling to spot different close sanction pronunciations for stars specified arsenic Adele, Emily Ratajkowski and Raven-Symoné.

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Emily Ratajkowski (Pronounced: Rat-Ah-Kof-Sky oregon Rat-Ah-Cow-Skee)

After overmuch speculation surrounding her moniker, the exemplary acceptable the grounds consecutive successful a TikTok shared by Tory Burch connected Feb. 15, wherever she provided "the Polish way" to accidental it. She has besides introduced herself by pronouncing her past sanction "Rat-Ah-Cow-Skee."

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Raven-Symoné (Pronounced: See-mon-ye)

While Raven-Symoné's quality could spot the aboriginal connected That's So Raven, fans apt didn't spot this coming. The histrion revealed successful a January 2023 TikTok that her sanction has been mispronounced for years and is really pronounced See-mon-ye.

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Brendan Fraser (Pronounced: Brendan Fray-zer)

After Adam Sandler accidentally mispronounced Fraser's last name during a December 2022 interrogation for Variety's Actors connected Actors series, the George of the Jungle prima swung in with a trick that tin assistance fans remember however to accidental the moniker correctly: Fraser rhymes with razor.

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Adele (Pronounced: Uh-Dale)

During a Q&A successful October 2022, the powerhouse vocalist praised a instrumentality for "perfectly" pronouncing her sanction arsenic "uh-dale" erstwhile asking a question.

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Lindsay Lohan (Pronounced: Lo-Wen)

For her introductory video shared to TikTok successful February 2022, Lindsay Lohan inadvertently acceptable the grounds consecutive connected however to correctly pronounce her past name, which is "Lo-wen."

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Taylor Lautner (Pronounced: Lowt-Ner)

Speaking with E! News successful February 2022, Taylor revealed the archetypal syllable of his last name rhymes with "out" instead of being pronounced arsenic "lot." 

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Alicia Silverstone (Pronounced: Uh-Lee-See-Uh)

The Clueless histrion acceptable the grounds consecutive connected however to pronounce her sanction connected TikTok. Alicia said she's not bothered if fans don't get it right, noting, "But my saccharine mama didn't similar it... truthful for her... get it right! Ali-SEE-yuh."

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Kesha (Pronounced: Keh-Sha)

"My sanction is Kesha. Keh-sha," the vocalist said connected TikTok. "Not Keisha. Not Ketchup. Kesha."

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Justin Theroux (Pronounced: Tha-Roo)

The 49-year-old actor's uncle revealed successful an interrogation with Apple TV+ that we've each been pronouncing "Theroux" incorrectly, including Justin himself! "The main quality is played by Justin Theroux, my nephew," Paul Theroux explained of the histrion starring successful his novel's tv adaptation. The novelist aboriginal poked amusive astatine his nephew, saying, "Sometimes helium calls himself Justin tha-row [laughs]. It's a French name, it's Theroux."

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Ariana Grande (Pronounced: Gran-Dee)

The popular prima dropped jaws successful 2018 aft she explained the close mode to accidental her past name. When speaking astir her engagement to Pete Davidson astatine the time, Ariana discussed whether oregon not she'd take his past name in an interview with Beats 1's Ebro Darden. That's erstwhile she blurted out the "gran-dee" pronunciation erstwhile describing her ain past name.

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Chrissy Teigen (Pronounced: Tie-Ghen)

The Cravings cookbook writer blew everyone's caput erstwhile she shared the existent mode to accidental her past name. During an quality connected Live With Kelly and Ryan in 2018, the exemplary admitted it was her "fault" for the mispronunciation. "It's been 25 years, I'm bushed of correcting people," she expressed.

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Gal Gadot (Pronounced: Guh-Dote)

The lasso of truth! The Wonder Woman histrion chatted with Jimmy Kimmel astir the pronunciation (guh-dote) and the meaning of her past name, which is "Riverbank" successful Hebrew. "The Gadot utilized to be Greenstein," she confessed of her archetypal past name, but her parents "felt" it had much oomph.

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Jake Gyllenhaal (Pronounced: Yee-Len-Hey-Lo)

Prepare to beryllium caput blown. During an appearance on Conan in 2012, the histrion shared the "only 2 places that that is pronounced correctly, my past name, is successful Sweden and successful Ikea." 

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Ralph Fiennes (Pronounced: Ray-F Fines)

The star has openly discussed just how frequently radical screw up his name. However, successful 2011, helium told The Hollywood Reporter he'd ne'er alteration it because helium was named aft his step-grandfather, who pronounced it successful the aforesaid way.

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Sade Adu (Pronounced Shar-Day)

According to the legendary singer's IMDb page, her signifier sanction is pronounced shar-day.

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Steve Buscemi (Pronounced: Boo-Sem-Ee)

In 2014, the Fargo alum confirmed his past sanction is pronounced boo-sem-ee during a sheet for Running Late with Scott Rogowsky. However, helium said he doesn't "correct people" if they say boo-shh-em-me due to the fact that "it's not wrong."

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Charlize Theron (Pronounced: There-In)

The Bombshell actress has go a household sanction but it appears we've been each saying it wrong. In 2014, Charlize told Jimmy Fallon connected The Tonight Show that her past sanction is ever botched. "They screw it up," she quipped. "I astir privation to marque an audiotape connected however to pronounce my name."

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Amanda Seyfried (Pronounced: Sigh-Frid)

The Mean Girls alum has america each feeling similar Karen due to the fact that she revealed successful 2012 during an interrogation with Hollywood Streams that the close pronunciation of her past sanction is sigh-frid. Although, she admitted that her "sister says it differently" than she does.

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