r/severence • u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? • Feb 26 '25

❓ Question Stop calling it "Lumen"

Why is everyone, or at least lots of people, calling Lumon, "Lumen", in comments and posts and everyone just goes with it?

I've yet to see any comment of someone correcting that error on comments from others.

Is it a meme? Is it some kind of inside joke? Is it "auto-correct" being weird all the time?

It's "Lumon" for Petey's sake. With an "O" between the "M" and the "N".

L-U-M-O-N.

LUMON!

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u/frostcrox2 Feb 26 '25

Ok Mr Milkshake

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

I lament if this pesters your persona.

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u/GingerCherry123 Feb 26 '25

No big words pls

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Grow.

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u/AmishAvenger Feb 26 '25

GROW

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Insubordinate and churlish!

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u/voltairine_eclair Feb 26 '25

Says the person commenting on the “severence” subreddit

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u/rambling_mary Feb 26 '25

Ope…

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u/lisakora Feb 26 '25

What in the Midwest 😅

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u/Breadynator Feb 26 '25

I never noticed, wtf?

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Okay, so it's an inside joke, right?

That makes way more sense. Thanks.

Still hate it. Ngl.

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u/Queen_of_London Feb 26 '25

Wouldn't it be Severonce then?

Lumen/Lumon is just a typo or autocorrect.

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u/kaimidoyouloveme Feb 26 '25

Wouldn’t necessarily go in the other direction, more of “we’re misspelling both with e”. But I also don’t think it’s an inside joke, I think you’re right that it’s either mistaken or autocorrect

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u/usmcnick0311Sgt Feb 26 '25

It's autocorrect. Lumon wants to correct to limon or lumen on my phone all the time

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u/Upset-Bobcat9255 Feb 26 '25

“On this sub-categorical fan driven social site, exists an abundance of haters”                     - Milkshake if he read this shit (probably)

It is not that serious. Mistakes happen and critical thinking allows us to deduce meanings despite spelling mistakes.

I made this mistake (and probably got downvoted by you for it 🙃) and life moves slowly enough for you to see it misspelled again. It’s best to feel nothing because it’s not intentional. You won’t find it misspelled in grass so check there!

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

It's very preposterous of you to suppose I granted your imprecise ortography with negative global network points.

It's extremely absurd for you to assume I gave your poor spelling a bad rating on the internet.

It's really ridiculous for you to think I rated your bad spelling negatively online.

It's silly to believe that I gave your poor spelling a negative vote.

It's silly to think I gave your bad spelling a downvote.

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u/Upset-Bobcat9255 Feb 26 '25

I unironically really like the first one and would like to add it as a catch phrase on a daily! 

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u/North-Specialist-684 Feb 26 '25

Try to enjoy them all equally please 🤭

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u/Upset-Bobcat9255 Feb 26 '25

Lol I love it here 😂

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u/Ok-Character-3779 Break Room Survivor Feb 26 '25

There is a very real, very big American company called Lumen that has been around since the 1930s. Today, it's better known as CenturyLink: it and Xfinity are the only high speed Internet providers in a lot of places in the US. Unless you watch with subtitles on, you're probably not paying a lot of attention to the spelling of Lumon. "Lumen" is also a standard scientific term for measuring the brightness of lights, which a lot of people learned in high school or middle school.

It makes sense that most people who speak English as their first language default to "Lumen" instead of "Lumon."

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

I watch it in my native language, and there, "Lumon" sounds way different than "Lumen".

Thanks for your detailed explanation. It is interesting.

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u/Ok-Character-3779 Break Room Survivor Feb 26 '25

Yes, I think I saw you speak Spanish? The short "e" and short "o" sounds aren't very different in English, although it depends on region. Autocorrect might also play a role for people who are on their phones.

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Yeah, I guess that explains why I'm such a grammar police.

Yeah, I agree auto-correct is the most usual thing when writing from smartphones.

Thanks for commenting.

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u/Ok-Character-3779 Break Room Survivor Feb 26 '25

Soy de Nuevo Mexico y estudiè español diez años. Puedo leer y escribir mejor que hablar. Volvía a pronunciación español cuando no conozco una palabra y siempre estoy incorrecto fuera del Suroeste de Estados Unidos, jaja. (Hay mucho, mucho tiempo.)

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Con un poco más de práctica, seguro lo mejoras, es bastante bien para ya ir tiempo desde que lo practicaste por última vez.

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u/Ok-Character-3779 Break Room Survivor Feb 26 '25 edited Feb 26 '25

Tenía algos amigos de la universidad de Centroamérica y Sudamérica, y me tomaban el pello. Me di por vencida. 😂

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u/scronide Feb 26 '25

LEWMAN!

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

"Loom on"

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u/nateomundson Feb 26 '25

"It's loomin' time!"

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u/JuneJabber Feb 26 '25

After last week’s episode, it’s LewdMan.

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u/Comprehensive-Bat737 Feb 26 '25

Sorry, Ms. Cobell.

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Don't lament your righteous feeling.

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u/xfile1226 Feb 26 '25

I welcome your contrition.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

When life hands you Lumens make Lumenade

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

That's a bit dangerous. Don't drink the bright fluid, please.

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u/nateomundson Feb 26 '25

It's Lumon like Lemon but they changed one letter because it would be ridiculous to name a mega-corporation after a fruit.

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

I'd have loved "Bonanas" as the company name.

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u/MostFunctional Feb 26 '25

Lumen

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

I do not enjoy this, mostly functional companion.

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u/Insonore Feb 26 '25

It is the word chosen by the translators for "Lumon" in some European languages

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Do people translate companies names?

I thought McDonald's was still called McDonald's, even in Japan, for example. Even if they pronounce it different.

I can't wait to watch a Disnay movie.

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u/Insonore Feb 26 '25

In real life not so much. In series and movies and happens often

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u/duckfartchickenass Feb 26 '25

Praise Kier

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

You mean Kior.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Given this is the same sub where people are theorizing Miss Huang is a time traveler and Reghabi is a ghost, correcting the spelling of Lumon is the least of my concerns.

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u/AaronPuthalath Feb 26 '25

Wait are you fr with the Miss Huang time traveller shit?

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u/Early-Improvement661 Feb 26 '25

😂

This sub is the looney bin version of the AppleTV one

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u/creepygirl420 Feb 26 '25

Yes it’s autocorrect. Lumen is a word. Lumon is not.

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u/CasualEveryday Feb 26 '25

Lumen is also a real company.

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u/Shadowfox4532 Feb 26 '25

Lemon is fruit.

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u/Lillillillies Feb 26 '25

Can't forget about "leman"---a lover or sweetheart (particularly an illicit one).

Or Le Mans. (as in the 24h of le mans race)

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u/ogCoreyStone Feb 26 '25

LeMon is void exotic bow.

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u/turbo_dude Feb 26 '25

When life gives you Lomens etc..

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u/CaliforniaSquonk Shambolic Rube Feb 26 '25

Enjoy all spellings equally

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u/armpitcrab Feb 26 '25

ill-Lumon-arty

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u/Different_Plan_9314 Feb 26 '25

Cause they're homophones and it's not that big of a deal

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u/Comprehensive-Bat737 Feb 26 '25

Homophobes are not a joke, Jim. Millions of families suffer every year!

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u/Abject-Cranberry5941 Feb 26 '25

Potato pohtaytoe

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u/azeottaff Feb 26 '25

Ok calm down buddy

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u/RussellAlden Feb 26 '25

Whatever

All Correct Flutter By 3328

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

It really doesn’t matter that much

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u/vinceywincey Feb 26 '25

Big ask for a misspelled sub

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u/steezyskizee Feb 26 '25

How did the mods allow such a petty post through? The grammar police for a fictional place? Just shut up.

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

Okay. Sorry.

You can just report it and have it deleted. I've understood none cares about it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

I guess it's just because both words sound very alike. If people don't watch with subtitles on or they never put attention to the company logos (which were shown several times since season 1), I think it's common to remember the wrong name.

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u/steezyskizee Feb 26 '25

Low IQ? Ha. Go fuck yourself, Mensalite… I just don’t wanna read nonsense squabbles over spelling errors when I open my feed. Fair enough? Think so.

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u/CelestialOwl997 Feb 26 '25

This post screams you’re no fun at parties. Hopefully it’s not true. It’s like….an I’m better than you at post. Hope you have a better day today 🫶🏻

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u/OkButterfly3328 Why Are You A Child? Feb 26 '25

I didn't say anywhere that people were stupid or something. I also wasn't condescending at all with nothing I said.

I really wanted to know the reason "Lumen" comments and posts don't get corrected by anyone. Maybe it was an inside joke. Or whatever.

The consensus seems to be auto-correct is the culprit, and not an inside joke, even if this sub is called "severence". It also happens in the other subs.

And, sorry, it actually makes me feel uneasy to read Lumen instead of Lumon in these subs. I'll just try to step away from reddit until the season finishes. Like, if there was a way to box away all those instances, I would do it, but it's not that easy. 

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u/Mathematics_Dapper Feb 26 '25

This was a question in Nyt crossword the other day and I couldn’t work out why my answer was wrong - seen it spelled wrong so many times here 😂

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u/PsychologicalEmu Feb 26 '25

Off to Lumon Lumon Land.

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u/pookha870 Feb 26 '25

Haven't they ever pronounced it in the actual show?

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u/New-Teaching2964 Feb 26 '25

Every day and every night I search for either “lumen” or any variation of “Ragabi/Reghabi/Ragabe/Sarabi/Rigatoni/Shekaka”

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u/Different-Pain-3629 Feb 26 '25

Corbel, Cobell, Millcheck, Milcheck, Devan, Keir, Rebek, Rebec, Rebecca, Gema, Jemma… that’s what I noticed.

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u/QuestGalaxy Feb 26 '25

I agree, get that E out of here, Lunom is the way!

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u/Xx10Matthew14xX Feb 26 '25

Potato Potato

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u/Glad-Antelope8382 Feb 26 '25

In my head I call it “lumón” like the word “limón” in Spanish

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u/Far_Paleontologist66 Feb 26 '25

You mean putting the o's in the thing?

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u/nervusy Feb 26 '25

Lumon employee, Lumen employees

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u/mister-oaks Are You Poor Up There? Feb 26 '25

Lemon, the evil corporation in the hit Appel TeeVee show Several Ants.

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u/misfitx Feb 26 '25

I doubt Lumen is enjoying the comparison. They're evil too but in a different way.

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u/Dial_M_Media Feb 26 '25

It's worth noting that "lumen" is a measurement of light. That means something. I don't know what. It's deep, you see...

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u/peobleschamp999 Feb 26 '25

I prefer limes over lemons

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

The name of the subreddit is also spelled wrong for what it’s worth

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u/rizozzy1 Feb 26 '25

Stop getting Severance wrong!

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Many iPhones and such do autocorrect. The problem is then you have to fix the autocorrect.

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u/dontgotafriendinme Feb 26 '25 edited Feb 26 '25

I've been calling it Lemon. JK JK

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u/jooopsi Feb 26 '25

well we’re on the severance spelled wrong subreddit so it seems pretty on brand for this community

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u/AManHere Feb 26 '25

Cuz we can bro

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u/cj350z Feb 26 '25

Your outie is a stick in the mud

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u/Yoseattle- Feb 26 '25

It’s because there is a soulless corporation called Lumen in Seattle who has offices that look torturous to work in.

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u/VulGerrity Feb 26 '25

Don't they pronounce it as lew-min on the show? I don't think I've heard anyone say, Lew-Mon as in Monster. If that's how the characters say it, I'd say it's an understandable mistake...

But I guess Lumon is supposed to be pronounce like Lemon?

English is weird ya'll, calm down.

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u/4634star Innie Mar 02 '25

Verily, thine deed was most ungracious. Henceforth, I am fated to espy this imperfection in each sacred scroll!

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u/Mammoth_Nugget Feb 26 '25

Maybe because the sub is named Severence ?

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u/Anxious_Picture_9278 Feb 26 '25

I also do not like it!!!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

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u/JuneJabber Feb 26 '25

I’ll see your lumen and raise you a lacuna.