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Bill Collins
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Posted: 20 August 2025 at 12:33am | IP Logged | 1 post reply
I'd seen Uncanny X-Men mentioned, but in certian areas of
the U.K. "Canny" means clever, i assumed Uncanny meant the
opposite so thought it was a parody title. It wasn't until
i saw a copy of issue #113 with J.B.'s beautiful cover that
i bought a copy and was blown away!
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Eric Jansen
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Posted: 20 August 2025 at 4:54am | IP Logged | 2 post reply
I called Namor the "Sub-Mareener" at school once and some kid corrected me.  Obviously, I'd heard the word "marine" pronounced many times, but not "mariner."  Still, the correct version immediately sounded right and I adjusted my pronunciation with no problem.

To this day, I still find it hard to believe that the name of the X-Men's arch-foe is pronounced "Mag-neato"!

Edited by Eric Jansen on 20 August 2025 at 4:55am
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