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| single | 18-Feb-2013 | personal experience | RainingFeathers | by votes | 31 | 1 | 58.1% |
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| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| LJD | posted 19-Feb-2013 2:16am Yes, my name is Lois, but many say Luise. |
| Kristal_Rose | posted 19-Feb-2013 4:28am No, but they usually misspell it, even when they just read it, particularly 'Krystal', sometimes even 'Crystal'. I usually have to preface spelling my name by saying 'spelled Germanically'. My last name I break into words: Mc-Kins-try. |
| Dino | posted 19-Feb-2013 5:26am My name is Dean. People get it. I guess its a possiblity to say it incorrectly as Dee-Anne if you were unfamiliar with the English language. So far, despite working with a lot of ESOL people, no-one has. The most I get is being called Mr. Dean regularly, which I think is a cultural thing. |
| Lysannus | posted 19-Feb-2013 5:48am Nope, very simple name to pronounce. |
| jettles | posted 19-Feb-2013 6:01am My name is very common and simple, no mispronunciation here!! |
| bill | posted 19-Feb-2013 6:55am It's more the opposite. If I tell someone my name, they hear and/or spell it incorrectly. For example, I say, "Marrs" and they write down "Morris". |
| gambler | posted 19-Feb-2013 7:40am Yes sort of, they think it is spelled "Tappin" or "Toppin" and pronounce accordingly |
| SueBee | posted 19-Feb-2013 9:58am First name, no... Last name , yes. Interestingly though, the younger generation seems to be getting it right. The checkers at Safeway always say "thank you Mrs.…" And the younger ones tend to pronounce it correctly. It's assuming that I'm a Mrs. just because I'm older that they get wrong. |
| Enheduanna | posted 19-Feb-2013 10:58am All the time. It's en-head-you-WAH-nuh. (The a in "wah" is like when you say "aah" for the doctor.) |
| cerealkiller | posted 19-Feb-2013 2:17pm No, but they miss-spell it most of the time. |
| JessicaWoman99 | posted 19-Feb-2013 3:36pm No people say my name correctly Jessica |
| Iseult | posted 19-Feb-2013 4:44pm Yes, people mispronounce my name very often when they're reading it for the first time. Or they get confused when I spell it for them. It's really annoying. |
| Biggles | posted 19-Feb-2013 4:55pm Not my first name but my surname is the plural form of a more common surname, so I often get people missing the last letter off. It's more noticeable when written down than in speech though. |
| they | posted 20-Feb-2013 8:27pm My first name is very common. Most people mispronounce my last name. I am always surprised when someone gets it right on the first try. |
| RainingFeathers | posted 21-Feb-2013 6:58pm My name doesn't get mispronounced very often (except by the kids I work with, but that's cute rather than annoying!) |
| happytrust98 | posted 22-Feb-2013 9:45pm My names is Chasity but most people mispronounce it and say Christy or Cassidy. |
| Kristal_Rose | (reply to happytrust98) posted 23-Feb-2013 8:49am I might have confused it with Chastity, which I have heard of before. |
| cloudhugger | posted 24-Feb-2013 4:09pm My name is not difficult. Sometimes thick accents make me unsure, but I listen again carefull and yes they are saying it right. |
| Nitroeddy | posted 25-Feb-2013 7:55am All the time... |
| Zang | posted 26-Feb-2013 9:40am Often enough... |
| FordGuy | posted 26-Feb-2013 10:11am I hate it when they call me Chevyguy. |
| Kristal_Rose | (reply to FordGuy) posted 27-Feb-2013 6:33am Could be worse - "Hey Renault guy!" |
| FordGuy | (reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 27-Feb-2013 7:19am |
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