This Group Wants French Media To Start Calling This Man "Peh-Kah" Subban

Or just call him Denzel.

You think you know how to say this handsome man's name, right?

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P.K. Subban. Pee-Kay Soo-Ban. Easy.

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Right? Yes. Unless you're the The Association For The Support and Use of The French language. In which case, wrong.

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The group, which you have probably never heard of and will likely never hear about again, sent a letter humbly requesting that French Broadcasters pronounce P.K. Subban's name in French.

Like, Peh-Kah. Not Pee-Kay.

And Soo-bauh. Not Soo-ban.

The letter was obtained by Le Presse and also noted the typically Anglicized pronunciation of French players such as Vincent "Vinny" Lecavalier and Daniel "Danny" Briere.

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