Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Finally Learned The Right Way To Say 'Krugman'!
Business Insider
Rather, it has been about how to say, "Krugman."
Specifically, it has been about how to pronounce the name of the Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman, whose ability to explain complex economic concepts in terms that everyone can understand and whose willingness to stake out and defend positions that enrage those who don't have as strong a command of the facts have made him the most famous economist on earth.
The argument about how to pronounce "Krugman" has divided the world into two schools of thought:
The first school thinks the first syllable of "Krugman" should be pronounced, "KrUHg," as in "shrug."
The second school thinks the first syllable of "Krugman" should be pronounced, "KrOOg," like "food," "dude," or "stool."
Well, Professor Krugman was kind enough to drop by Business Insider for an interview the other day. So, in the course of discussing far more important economic concepts (see below), we asked him which school was right.
Turns out...
Neither.
Both the "KROOG" and "KRUHG" schools of thought on how to pronounce "Krugman" are wrong.
The right way to pronounce "Krugman," according to Paul Krugman, is...
"KrOUg" as in "should" or "book."
The right way, in other words, is halfway between the two schools of thought.
If only the larger economic arguments could be settled so easily...
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