The influence of Felix Salmon

The Big Money has a profile of Felix Salmon up. Here is why I reckon that Salmon has some rank, every few weeks he shows up as a guest on Marketplace. And he consistently pronounces Kai Ryssdal's first name as if it is really the female name "Kay."

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I have been known to pronounce "Kai" as "Kay". I blame the influence in my youth of the jazz duo "Jay and Kai".

By bioIgnoramus (not verified) on 17 Sep 2009 #permalink