Pronunciation?

[raceboy]

Now in the big scheme of things this is not really very important but that American Secretary of State chap Colin L. Powell.......
Now why is it Co-lin and not Col-in?
Is it the American way of saying Col-in or is he just trying to be different

[plotloss]

Either way hes Co-lin Clueless or Col-in Clueless.

Matt.

[JMGS4]

Actually it's Colon, i.e. rectally-cranially inverted!

[Ev_]

Now in the big scheme of things this is not really very important but that American Secretary of State chap Colin L. Powell.......
Now why is it Co-lin and not Col-in?
Is it the American way of saying Col-in or is he just trying to be different

Apparently he was named Col-in by his parents - some BBC newsreaders have now started calling him such - but the Americans fail to recognise this pronunciation because there's not a double-L in the middle, so they say what they see: Co-lin.

[deltaf]

He coulda been called co-litis if hed been a little less lucky.