This weekend, I have to say the name Nguyen in public*, so I checked the internet for confirmation of pronunciation.

Then I noticed all the other pronunciation videos to be enjoyed. Here’s “How to Pronounce Milk,” and my favorite is below.

*—Not a Bumber-task, but an officiating-a-gay-wedding task.

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...