WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden ending his re-election campaign on Sunday and immediately endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris is the name on everyone's lips.
There is, however, one big issue with that — a lot of people are saying it wrong.
Despite decades in the public spotlight and her likelihood of becoming the next Democratic presidential nominee, mispronunciations of Kamala Harris' name are as prevalent as ever.
You may have heard politicians and media personalities, intentionally or not, say "Kuh-MAHL-a," "Kuh-MEL-a" or "Camel-a."
The Washington Post even made a list of speakers at the Republican National Convention who pronounced "Kamala" wrong. According to the Post, it was nearly half of them.
How to say Kamala Harris
For the record, it's KAH-muh-la.
The vice president herself has said you can even think of it as "Comma-la."
This isn't a new issue for the Democratic presidential hopeful. Back in 2016, during her campaign for Senate, Harris posted a video on social media of kids explaining how to pronounce her first name.
Why do people say 'Kamala' wrong?
On Thursday, a POLITICO reporter made waves by asking Gov. Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire) if he was pronouncing Kamala Harris' name wrong intentionally.
"I hear Republicans often mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris' name. You've done it a few times. Is it a tactic?" reporter Euguene Daniels asked. "Or is it just a tough name to pronounce?"
Sununu said it was an honest mistake.
However, MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski claimed on Monday that the mispronunciation of Kamala Harris' name is often intentional, especially when it comes to Republicans and conservative media personalities.
"They do it all the time," Brzezinski said. "It is on purpose."
Whatever the reason for mispronouncing Harris' first name, it may be a good idea to learn how to say it correctly.
Harris has already made history as the first woman, Black person or person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president. She's also likely to become the first Black woman to head a major party presidential ticket.