Jake Gyllenhaal is absolutely done with you pronouncing 'melancholy' wrong

"That is not the first time today."
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If you ever happen to find yourself in the same room as Jake Gyllenhaal, you had better make damn sure you don't mispronounce the word "melancholy" in front of him. Just don't do it.

This was a lesson Velvet Buzzsaw director Dan Gilroy learned the hard way on Monday, during a Hollywood Reporter interview with the cast at Sundance.

Behold the majesty of Gyllenhaal's ice-cold shutdown:

You can watch the entire clip, in all its glory, here:

3,000 retweets later and Gyllenhaal's response has had quite the reaction.

This GIF may have said it best, though.

It may not have been the first time that day, but it was surely the last.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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