4 days ago
Savannah TV station apparently made that Michael Penix Jr. typo (yes, THAT one)
On its face, Michael Penix Jr.'s name is pretty straightforward.
A seven-letter first name. A five-letter last name. And he's the second of his name, behind his father, Michael Penix Sr. There aren't many consonants and vowels oriented next to each other in a confusing fashion. There are no silent letters or aspects that need special pronunciation. His name sounds, more or less, exactly as it reads. This isn't Chance the Rapper (justifiably) struggling with the names of some European hockey players. Penix's name really shouldn't be tripping anyone up.
As an information-delivering organization focused on accuracy above all else, it should be easy not to mess up the full name of a professional athlete like this. However, there's ONE (somewhat) suggestive typo you don't want to make with the Atlanta Falcons' quarterback's name. If you think for longer than five seconds about this, I think you know what I'm talking about, as I can't make a direct reference to it on an ostensible family website.
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And, uh ... about that. While highlighting Wednesday's Falcons training camp practice in its evening broadcast, Savannah news station WTOC apparently made this unfortunate and way-too-obvious phallic typo with Penix's name in a chyron.
Sigh. This is why you proofread your work with a fine comb before making it available for public consumption, dearest readers:Oh. Oh, NO. If it makes the good people at WTOC feel better about this error, this genuinely could've happened to anyone. We're all human. I guess if you say Penix's name fast to yourself, you could likely even hear the misinterpretation of his last name without even realizing you're saying it.
Nonetheless, now they've gotta take their lumps. Them's the breaks.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Michael Penix Jr.'s name had worst possible (and most obvious) typo
