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Zingoleb:
When I moved to Tennessee, I had the weirdest time with people mispronouncing my name (as I was going by the time - Ed).
"So what's yore name?"
"Uh, Ed."
"Adam?"
"No, Ed."
"Adam."
"No, Ey-uhd."
"Oh EYUHD! Well why dint'cha say so?"
this happened often.
Asterus:
For some reason, I've derived some semi-twisted enjoyment out of the anticipation of seeing a professor just stop during the initial attendance class. "okay, Nicholas S-... Uhmmm......"
Lines:
Very few people have ever spelled my first name right (Lindsey) and almost nobody ever says my last name right. Like to the point when people would ask for our last names for reservations, my mom always said "Harris" instead, because it's how most people mispronounced it. Like I'm pleasantly surprised if someone reads it and pronounces it correctly the first time.
Also my mom's name is Jo. I don't know why most people don't seem to understand that the female version is spelled Jo and only the male version is spelled Joe. Jo is an extremely popular name from my mom's generation, but just as many people her age misspell it as do the younger people. It's not that hard of a name. Mine, I can understand, because there's a bajillion different spellings (Lindsay, Lyndsie, etc.) but come on now. It's just Jo.
nekowafer:
I have to admit that I do derive some pleasure from seeing how badly people fuck up my name, both in pronunciation and spelling. They'll even spell it wrong when it's spelled out right in front of them.
Elesia, not Elsie, or Elise, or Lisa, or Alicia, or Annalise. I do understand that it's not a common name but jeez put just a little effort into it.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 12 Oct 2012, 07:02 ---Don't think so - is it awful?
--- End quote ---
Well, not in the grand scheme of things. What's most unfortunate is that it has become a slang term for defecation.
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