People sometimes talk in movie theaters. I get it. I can’t change that. However, a few weeks ago while watching the new Indiana Jones there was a fellow behind me who had a lot on his mind. For example, he had some intriguing views on the Hancock trailer (specifically, he was not interested in Hancock.) And there was the time when the female villain played by Cate Blanchett did something villainous and he observed that she “needed to get laid.”

The thing that stood out to me, though, came during the first five minutes of the film when he sent his wife on a concession stand run. However, it is difficult to convey through text, so continue reading for…mixed media!

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Here’s how a normal person such as myself might say the word “nachos.”

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And here’s how the guy sitting behind me said it:

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He clearly said it wrong. Like a person who had never heard anyone else pronounce the word. But to fully understand what exactly was going on at this movie theater, perhaps we need to delve a little deeper into this pronunciation.

Here are both examples, for side-by-side comparison.

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Here’s how I say outerspace adventure seeker.

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And finally, in the interest of science, here is me saying the word “nachos” in 6-part harmony.

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I don’t know if what you’ve read is funny at all, but either way, I’ve just spent an hour saying “nachos” into a microphone.