Mark Hamill Weighs In On AT-AT Pronunciation Controversy

On July 8, the official Star Wars Twitter account started a poll.

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It asked users how they pronounced “AT-AT.”

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71.3% said they pronounced it like AT-AT.

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28.7% said that they pronounced it like AT-AT.

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Jokes aside, Mark Hamill replied to the poll with a serious answer.

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He said that when they asked George Lucas, “he would just shrug & didn't really care.”

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“He told us it would be pronounced in various ways in different parts of the galaxy,” Mark added.

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He said that he, personally, pronounced them like @-@.

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However, he added that he usually just calls them “walkers.”

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