One of the most popular anecdotes of literati is the one who starred Miguel de Unamuno at one of his lectures.
It is said that, in this conference, some people were taking notes and that Unamuno had the deference to, at the point, refer to Shakespeare reading his name as it is written for a Spanish speaker just in case someone did not know how to write it.
- "xaquespeare”–Said Unamuno-
And someone from the audience corrected in tone pedantic as if Unamuno did not know it:
- "she expire" Doctor…
Unamuno was not amused by the pedantry, especially insofar as it implied that he might not know English.
In spite of everything, he did not get off the donkey and said "Xaquespeare" again, and the bright spark he intervened again to correct him.
Then, tired of the lack of education of that person, Unamuno decided to show that if he was reading the surname of the great English writer as it sounds in Spanish, it is for a reason other than ignorance and for everyone to know, he had no other occurrence than be upset at the interruption and continue the rest of the lecture in English to the scorn of the pedant who had been touching his nose with Shexpir ...
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