Do folks mess up your name?
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People tend to misunderstand “Lewis” on the phone – many think I’m saying “Willis.” So I always pronounce it V-E-R-Y slowly and distinctly, then spell it out.
My main thing is people calling me “Matt” when my name is “Matthew.” I really have a hard time getting used to that!
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With a maiden name of Kruckenberg, I won’t BEGIN to go into mispronuniciations…after all, even the family itself pronounces it differently… Mom would say like ‘truck’, cousins pronouned like ‘kirk’…Thankfully, ordering pizza became much easier with Lorenz! My pet peeve is people thinking they may, without asking first, shorten your name. My name is Kimery NOT Kim, Kimberly, Kimerly, Kimbery or any other such modification. By the time I was a senior in hs, I usually answered ‘whatever’ when they asked what I was usually called. In my older years, I just refuse to be called “LateToDinner”! It’s much simpler that way! Haha (PS my street name is Norris - any idea how many times people mess THAT up and even with spelling it we get mail to “North”…I got smart-I spell then say “Norris, as in Chuck Norris”. Then it’s right!)
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LOL! When I got married my last name changed to Ball. I honestly thought no last name could be simpler than that. You would be amazed at how many people ask me to spell my last name. Invariably, after I spell it they say, “Oh…Ball.” So now I’ve gone to automatically spelling my last name whenever I say it. It may seem like a silly thing, but spelling my last name cuts down on confusion.
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Oh my! Yes!
My name is Laurie…not Lori…not Laura…LAURIE.
My maiden name was Hill…would you like to know how many times I’d be asked how to spell it?? Too many…umm…how many ways are there to spell Hill?? Are there some ways I’m not aware of??My last name now is Bostwick. You wouldn’t believe how many ways folks mess that one up!
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My name is Lafayette Jefferson. When I’m on the phone and say my name people think I’m representing a company and ask for my name again. I’ve actually never thought about spelling out my first name for people, it’s been pretty much automatic ever since I’ve learned how to spell it. My issue now is with Jefferson. How in the hell do people end up calling me johnson. I’m sure Mr. Johnson is a cool dude, but he’s not me. Not that I put much thought in it but the only similarities are the first letter and “son” at the end. My name is three syllables and Johnson is two. ARRRGggh! Thanks for letting me vent. I just hand people cards when they ask my name