Well, apparently we’ve solved all the worlds problems — so the internet this week discussed how to properly pronounce the name of “blink-182.”
Don’t start this. I admit we are wrong on this. America calls them Blink One eighty two. Which is also wrong. They technically should be called Blink one hundred and eighty two. Don’t take some moral high ground here. https://t.co/zm2Gpb6xtT
— James Corden (@JKCorden) November 19, 2018
So, I learned something. British: “Blink One-Eight-Two.” American: “Blink One-Eighty-Two.” So, naturally this caused an international incident on social media. Until the experts stepped in:
It’s actually— Blink eighteen-two. People have all gotten this wrong for years. Sometimes this can happen with very complex, thoughtful and elevated art. https://t.co/jmsfv401KF
— Tom DeLonge (@tomdelonge) November 19, 2018
But all joking aside, here’s the takeaway:
Thank you James. Some say one eighty two. Some say one eight two. But in all of this, I feel like we’ve lost sight of the fact that the B in blink-182 should be lower-case. https://t.co/d3Gi2Ezmhu
— merry christmark and hoppus new year (@markhoppus) November 19, 2018
Does anyone know how to take a pencil eraser to a webpage, because — I don’t know how many times I’ve used a capital B for Blink? — [e.k.]