Comments on: Epitome

By: Fred, Laurie and Tariq

Fred, Laurie and Tariq — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:24:53 +0000

I love this word

By: Steveo

Steveo — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:23:44 +0000

I really want to concur with everyone, but I always, always pronounce it “ee-pit-oh-mee”. Maybe I had heard it that way a lot growing up so it just… stuck.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:38:47 +0000

It was widely reported at the time that this word was the last straw in Richard Gere’s failing marriage to Cindy Crawford when she was said to have read it whilst they drove past a billboard and then asked Gere what an “e-pi-tome” was. This supposedly lead to a tirade from Gere regarding Cindy’s level of intelligence and education. Heck if I can say if true or not but seems plausible since so many misread this word on first contact.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:48:52 +0000

I was reading something to my roommate in college with the word “epitome” in it, and I pronounced it “e-pi-tome”. I’m an English major, and to this day have not lived it down.

By: Tom Tersigni

Tom Tersigni — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:05:09 +0000

I’m guessing that Rosie pronounces hyperbole “hy-per-bole”–and she probably has a lot of company in this regard.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:41:53 +0000

I wrote a poem containing this word for Drama class in High School, and when I recited it, I pronounced it “e-pi-tome.” My teacher thought I was ignorant, but I did it on purpose. It’s still one of my favorite words.