Who Should I Believe?
Tonight I saw this documentary about rockstar explorer Ferdinand Magellan on PBS. It was alright as far as documentaries go. Among other facts, I learned Magellan was a hard-ass who executed one of his captains to put down a mutiny, and died chopping up Filipinos who wouldn’t accept Christ as their savior.
The most interesting thing though was how the craggy faced Australian narrator pronounced Magellan with a hard G (as in good). I always thought it was pronounced with a soft G (as in gellin’). That’s how they say it on the classic Dr. Scholls commercial…
Who should I believe? PBS or Dr. Scholls?
BTW: I couldn’t find video of the Dr. Scholls commercial, but I did find this reasonable facsimile.
