I'm the real name of an action director.
I'm a small unit of weight.
Not one to lead, but I'll happily follow.
In a flu I don't sound right.
What am I?
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Winging this, are you:
ng
I'm the real name of an action director.
John Woo, born Ng Yu-sum, the filmmaker who got going directing Kung Fu films in Hong Kong.
I'm a small unit of weight.
ng for nanogram, a small unit of mass.
Not one to lead, but I'll happily follow.
The Eng. Lang. is abounding with words ending in ng while its foreign to start with this.
In a flu I don't sound right.
ng is the voiced velar nasal sound - distressing to make with a blocked nose.
Tryin' hard not to give the answer away
n' obfuscating the ng
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Is it
Newton
I'm the real name of an action director.
A quick google search for 'action director newton' brings up Matthew Newton
I'm a small unit of weight.
Newton is indeed a small unit of weight
Not one to lead, but I'll happily follow.
Not sure about this one, maybe a reference to the infamous apple fall? Follow = fall low?
In a flu I don't sound right.
Newtonian fluid
Title
Tryin' emphasizing the 'n' which is the unit for Newton N
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$\begingroup$ This actually fits the second line better than the intended answer, because I somehow forgot about the weight vs mass distinction when writing this :S $\endgroup$– JafeSep 6 '18 at 17:25
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$\begingroup$ No big deal, intended answer makes more sense on the other lines. Nice riddle nonetheless! $\endgroup$– oblSep 6 '18 at 17:30