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by ColinWright 14 days ago
> ... "Creighton" ...

Do you mean Michael Crichton, the author of the original book?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(novel)
2 comments
ahartmetz 14 days ago
Surely. The name is pronounced like Creighton.
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nemesisj 14 days ago
The name rhymes with "frighten".

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/crich...

Also a Source: Name is Scottish origin, I live in Scotland.

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marssaxman 14 days ago
Also a source: back in the '90s, I once resolved a disagreement with a friend over the pronunciation of the man's name by emailing him to ask, and "Crichton rhymes with 'frighten'" was his exact answer.
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ahartmetz 14 days ago
I mixed up German and English pronunciation of "ei". The German one sounds like English "i", so it would be Crighton.
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mike_hearn 14 days ago
Yes, my mistake!
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