- An emcee hilariously mispronounced common names during graduation
- The unfortunate incident occurred at Thomas Jefferson University on Thursday.
- Both the presenter and the university have offered their ‘sincere apologies’
This is the hilarious moment an emcee mispronounces a series of common names at a graduation ceremony in Pennsylvania.
The unfortunate incident occurred Thursday at a graduation ceremony for nursing students at Thomas Jefferson University.
Footage from the event posted on social media shows the presenter mispronounced the name ‘Molly Elizabeth Camp’ as ‘Mollina -zabeth-cap’.
The next moment, the presenter stumbles upon another student’s name, ‘Thomas’, which she inexplicably pronounces ‘Tha-mo-may’.
Some students, dressed in cap and gown for their big moment, seemed to find the mistakes frustrating and one tried to correct the presenter.
An emcee hilariously mispronounced common names during a Pennsylvania graduation
Others offered a wry smile but walked across the graduation stage to receive their degree.
The unidentified presenter later apologized for the random errors and explained that it was due to the way the phonetic spellings were presented on the cards.
The university also offered its “sincere apologies for the mispronunciation of the names of several of our graduate nursing students.”
“This ceremony is a celebration of the significant achievements of our students, and every graduate deserves to have their name rightly honored on this crucial day,” the university said in a statement.
‘We also recognize that graduation is not only a milestone for our students but also a deeply important day for their families and loved ones who have supported them throughout their educational journey, and we deeply regret any disappointment this may have caused.
‘The mispronunciations occurred due to the way phonetic spelling was presented on the speaker cards, which was noted when the presenter apologized during the ceremony.
“This unfortunate error does not reflect the immense respect we have for our graduates and the value we place on their hard-earned achievements.”
A video of the event was viewed more than 11 million times and received more than 1.3 million likes on TikTok.
The unfortunate incident occurred Thursday at a ceremony for nursing students at Thomas Jefferson University.
Both the presenter and the university have offered their ‘sincere apologies’
“Please tell me how you can be allowed to speak at a college graduation and be so wrong,” the poster wrote.
Some viewers agreed with one of the comments under the video: “please I need an investigation into what happened here.”
Another expressed frustration on behalf of the graduates: “It would break my heart if I spent all that money and time on that degree only to have my name pronounced wrong,” they wrote.
Others saw the more humorous side, with one user commenting: “Wait, mispronouncing Thomas in Thomas University is crazy.”
Another poster who claimed to be at the ceremony wrote, “this was my graduation and it was SO FUN we couldn’t stop laughing.”