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    Jeff Gerstmann is the co-founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Giant Bomb as well as a professional video game scientist and anime expert.

    Hello Jeff, how come no host can pronounce your name correctly?

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    #1  Edited By Grissefar

    Am I missing something? Is it some kind of running gag? Both Adam Sessler and Geoff Keighley pronounce your name Gertzmann. Why? It makes no sense. Please enlighten me.

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    #2  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    I've never noticed it myself. But there is a history of people getting Jeff's name wrong. He was credited in the special thanks section of Guitar Hero 2 as "Jeff Gershman"

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    #4  Edited By EpicSteve

    His name is straight-forward. I don't understand what's so hard.

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    #5  Edited By LaszloKovacs

    I've noticed this too. Every time he's on GTTV I wind up yelling at my monitor. It's like dude it's written down right there just sound it out.

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    #6  Edited By allprox

    I've only ever heard Geoff Keighley pronounce it wrong on the bonus round a few times and because of that I think he's a moron, but I haven't heard too many other people getting it wrong.

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    #7  Edited By jkz

    Geoff Keighly started the "Gertzmann" thing, but Adam Sessler actually says is correctly (although he jokingly says Gertzmann quite frequently).

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    #8  Edited By citizenkane

    I have never really notices before.  His last name seems pretty straight forward.

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    #9  Edited By MrKlorox

    Really Sessler does it too? That dude should totally know better. I hope he's being funny.
     
    Keighley is blatantly unaware and repetitive about it though. He pronounces it with a hard TZ and has zero clue. If it is a joke, dude needs an acting career. And Jeff makes the same face when Kessler says something stupid, so he's not aware of any joke.

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    #10  Edited By Darkstar614

    I think Geoff Keighley does it on purpose, but there's no way to tell what the hell that guy is thinking most of the time. It's like he lives his life in fast-forward, never pausing to let a running joke sink in or anything.
     
    Adam Sessler I don't know.... He's like on the road to becoming the next Gary Busey.

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    #11  Edited By eroticfishcake

    It's actually pronounced as "Kohler". Get it right people!

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    #12  Edited By pbhawks45

    What's with the hate for Keighley? He's one of the better video game journalists around.

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    #13  Edited By Gav47
    @pbhawks45 said:

    " What's with the hate for Keighley? He's one of the better video game journalists around. "

    He's a presenter not a journalist.
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    #14  Edited By MrKlorox

    Wow. I just watched a G4 "Gerstmann-gate" clip and even Kevin Pereira called him Gertzmann. This was well after Jeff co-hosted with him that week of TSS (or was it actually AOTS then). I also saw one with Sessler and he mispronounced it as well. I really thought they both knew better.
     
    Somebody needs to make a montage.

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    #15  Edited By zanzibarbreeze

    How would you pronounce Geff Jerstmann? Because they spell Jeff "Geoff" sometimes, right? Jeff has one of those names wheer you can swap the first two letters around without a whole lot of difference.

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    #16  Edited By Castiel

    Cause they are DICKS! O_O 
     
    OH YEAH! 
     
    I WANNA ROCK RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
     
    I'm terrible sorry (bows head in shame).

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    #17  Edited By Zajtalan

    I have to mention this.........Brad mispronouncing Rasputia

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    #18  Edited By luce

    When I read the thread title i was sounding different pronunciations of "Jeff" in my head
     
     JEEF...JEYF...JIFE

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    #19  Edited By Grissefar

    Adam Boyes also called you Gertzmann to your face in the TNT. What a hell!

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    #20  Edited By Grissefar

    Wow he actually said Gerstmann after making a little joke about it in the beginning of the show. It seems somebody finally told him.

    Of course, in the narration he still said Gertzmann. What a hell!

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    #21  Edited By Zithe
    @Grissefar:  What a hell indeed, George.
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    @Allprox said:

    " I've only ever heard Geoff Keighley pronounce it wrong on the bonus round a few times and because of that I think he's a moron, but I haven't heard too many other people getting it wrong. "

    Don't worry! Keighley is a moron, anyway. 

    Dude is a fucking tool.
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    #23  Edited By Deranged

    Jeff is too much of a badass. But seriously, I think Geoff was just messing with him. They do have a history on the Bonus Round(Jeff being probably the only reason I watch it).

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    #24  Edited By DonPixel
    @Grissefar said:
    " Am I missing something? Is it some kind of running gag? Both Adam Sessler and Geoff Keighley pronounce your name Gertzmann. Why? It makes no sense. Please enlighten me. "
    Outrageous I know. 
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    #25  Edited By Grissefar
    @GetEveryone said:
    " @Allprox said:
    " I've only ever heard Geoff Keighley pronounce it wrong on the bonus round a few times and because of that I think he's a moron, but I haven't heard too many other people getting it wrong. "
    Don't worry, Keighley is a moron, anyway. 

    Dude is a fucking tool.
    "
    Grr please go elsewhere with that shit, dick. Geoff deserves better than that.

    @Zithe said:
    " @Grissefar:  What a hell indeed, George. "

    Nice shot, right Zach?
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    @Grissefar said:

    "Grr please go elsewhere with that shit, dick. Geoff deserves better than that."

    I read that as shit-dick, but I'm happy you used the comma correctly.

    Geoff is an asshole, and only cemented that with his antics in the AngryJoe interview (not to say that AngryJoe isn't also an asshole).

    I really didn't like the way he conducted himself then, or indeed, ever. Guy is smarmy, man.
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    #27  Edited By Gabriel
    @GetEveryone said:
    " @Grissefar said:

    "Grr please go elsewhere with that shit, dick. Geoff deserves better than that."

    I read that as shit-dick, but I'm happy you used the comma correctly.

    Geoff is an asshole, and only cemented that with his antics in the AngryJoe interview (not to say that AngryJoe isn't also an asshole).

    I really didn't like the way he conducted himself then, or indeed, ever. Guy is smarmy, man.
    "
    Yeah he's kinda an asshole but I like that about him, I've seen him ask some real hard hitting questions no one else would ask.
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    #28  Edited By craigbo180
    @MrKlorox said:
    " Somebody needs to make a montage. "
    Even rocky had a montage!
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    #29  Edited By Nasar7

    His last name sounds German to me, so in that case everyone is mispronouncing it. Should G-AIR-ST-mahn.

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    #30  Edited By MrKlorox
    @Nasar7:  That's Yeff Ghairst-mahn
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    #31  Edited By luce
    @luce said:
    " When I read the thread title i was sounding different pronunciations of "Jeff" in my head   JEEF...JEYF...JIFE "
    Oh god what a dipshit
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    #32  Edited By Nasar7
    @MrKlorox: True, true. Good DJ name, come to think of it. DJ Yeff.
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    #33  Edited By proflate
    @MrKlorox: That made me laugh way too hard, carry on.
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    #34  Edited By Grissefar
    @GetEveryone said:
    " @Grissefar said:

    "Grr please go elsewhere with that shit, dick. Geoff deserves better than that."

    I read that as shit-dick, but I'm happy you used the comma correctly.

    Geoff is an asshole, and only cemented that with his antics in the AngryJoe interview (not to say that AngryJoe isn't also an asshole).

    I really didn't like the way he conducted himself then, or indeed, ever. Guy is smarmy, man.
    "
    Shitdicks and assholes everywhere. That's just gay. Literally.
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    @Grissefar: As well as having nothing worthwhile to say, Grissefar is an admitted homophobe.

    Good stuff, pal.
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    #36  Edited By Grissefar
    @GetEveryone said:
    " @Grissefar: As well as having nothing worthwhile to say, Grissefar is an admitted homophobe.

    Good stuff, pal.
    "
    Or maybe you're drawing conclusions.

    Anyways, I'm sorry for making the shitdick joke, I just couldn't resist and I didn't realize you would actually take the gay part personally.
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    #37  Edited By benjaebe
    @Gav47 said:

    " @pbhawks45 said:

    " What's with the hate for Keighley? He's one of the better video game journalists around. "

    He's a presenter not a journalist. "
    No, pretty sure he's a journalist. He's written some really great, in-depth pieces too for a variety of print and online outlets. Look at his work with Valve behind the scenes on The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 or The Final Hours of Portal 2.
    I've always liked Keighley because of his writing and because he was one of the more vocal people when that whole "Mass Effect" sex scandal thing came about.
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    #38  Edited By DystopiaX

    I've always found Geoff's hosting to be a bit awkward, especially in the latest Bonus Round with Jeff. Something about the questions he's asking and the way he's asking them just made me feel a bit uncomfortable.

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    #39  Edited By Lelcar
    @benjaebe said:
    I've always liked Keighley because of his writing and because he was one of the more vocal people when that whole "Mass Effect" sex scandal thing came about. "
    Exactly. That's why I like him too. And yeah, he's definitely a journalist, and a good one too.

    It seems like there's always a hate on for videogame personalities who are on more of the showbiz side than the website side, like Adam Sessler and Geoff Keighley. But they're both dedicated journalists who know their stuff and are passionate about videogames. I also thought that Part 1 of this last Bonus Round was pretty good. Jeff put forth some great answers.
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    I can't stand Keighley he seems like a phony.

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    #41  Edited By supercubedude

    I think it's just because the ways your mouth moves to make the 's' and 't' sounds are similar, so you're mind and mouth just do what's most comfortable which it putting the 't' first.

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    #42  Edited By Gav47
    @benjaebe: I wasn't familiar with Keighley's journalistic skills 8 months ago and probably never would never have been if it weren't for the release of his recent iPad app. But point taken.
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    #43  Edited By Akrid

    I used to pronounce it gertsmann. Just read it wrong the first time and never bothered to really "read" it again, until it was pointed out to me.

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    #44  Edited By ReyGitano

    2 or 3 out of a lifetime of people have been able to get my name right. When I visited Whiskey Media, they didn't even try to pronounce my last name, so good on them. At least people get Jeff's name somewhere in the right ballpark. Interesting fact, I can't pronounce J sounds, so I call Jeff Seff instead, so maybe I'm not one to point out other's faults.

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    #45  Edited By zero_

    It's Jeff Gutsman.

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    @DystopiaX said:
    " I've always found Geoff's hosting to be a bit awkward, especially in the latest Bonus Round with Jeff. Something about the questions he's asking and the way he's asking them just made me feel a bit uncomfortable. "
    This is exactly what I meant. There is something very weird about the way he presents himself, and it makes for uncomfortable viewing at the best of times.

    Someone mentioned that his articles are of a pretty high-quality, though, so I might give them a look out.

    @Grissefar: Not personally, dude. I just don't think in 2011 that those kind of insults fly.

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