This is the hilarious moment an emcee mispronounced a series of common names at a Pennsylvania graduation ceremony.
The unfortunate incident occurred at a graduation ceremony for nursing students at Thomas Jefferson University on Thursday.
Footage of the event posted to social media shows the presenter mispronounced the name ‘Molly Elizabeth Camp’ as ‘Mollina -zabeth- cap’.
In the next moment the presenter trips over another student name, ‘Thomas’, which she inexplicably pronounces ‘Tha-mo-may.’
Some students, dressed up in their cap and gowns for their big moment, appeared 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 made their way across the graduation stage to receive their degree.
The unidentified presenter later apologized for the haphazard mistakes, explaining that it was due to the way the phonetic spellings were presented on the prompt cards.
The university also offered their ‘sincerest apologies for the mispronunciations of the names of several of our graduating nursing students.’
‘This ceremony is a celebration of the significant achievements of our students, and each graduate deserves to have their name honored correctly on this pivotal day’ the college said in a statement.
‘We also recognize that commencement 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 are deeply sorry for any disappointment this may have caused.
‘The mispronunciations occurred due to the way phonetic spellings were presented on the speaker’s 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 accomplishments.’
One video of the event was viewed more than 11 million times and ‘liked’ more than 1.3 million times on TikTok.
The unfortunate incident occurred at a ceremony for nursing students at Thomas Jefferson University on Thursday
Both the presenter and the university have offered their ‘sincere apologies’
‘Please tell me how one can be allowed to speak at college commencement and mess up that badly’ the poster wrote.
Some viewers agreed with one commenting under the video ‘please I need an investigation into what happened here.’
Another expressed frustration on behalf of the graduates: ‘I would be heartbroken if I spent all that money and time for that degree just to have my name mispronounced’ they wrote.
Others saw the more humorous side, with one user commenting ‘wait pronouncing Thomas wrong at Thomas University is crazy.’
Another poster who claimed to be at the ceremony wrote, ‘this was my graduation and it was SO FUNNY we couldn’t stop laughing.’
