...when people mess up your name??
Especially when u KNOW ya name ain't THAT hard to pronounce...
people mess up all kindz of namez in all kindz of wayz...
What are some ways u've heard your name mispronounced?
ok, my name is Jameya...pronounced "juh-MEE-yuh"
but i've heard people pronounce it...."juh-MAY-yuh"..."juh-MY-yuh"....nah, but what has taken the cake..."juh-MILL-uh"...and "juh-MILL-YUH"...there isn't ONE DAMN "L" in my name, so y do some folkz insist 2 put @ least one of them jointz in it?!?!?!
"juh-mee-yuh" seemz like such the obvious way of pronouncin' it - i just don't understand....
people have gotten a LOT better about pronouncin' it since i've been in college - students AND professors...but elementary school up 2 high school...GOODness, i heard some of EVERYthing...
i don't know if it'z 'cuz i've been thru name mispronunciation so much in my life and therefore try 2 make an effort 2 get people's names right...but most of the time, i spell and pronounce people's names correctly the 1st time...they're alwayz like ...but really, i think some people just think too hard about it, which iz what lead 'em 2 error
yeah ppl misprounounce and misspell my name...it's Deidre supposed to be pronounced DEE-DRA...but I get Deirdre, Diedre...I'm like wtf...just call me Dei
and then tha misspellings...Deirdre, Deidra, Diedre, Diedra...ugh it's aggravating!
yeah ppl misprounounce and misspell my name...it's Deidre supposed to be pronounced DEE-DRA...but I get Deirdre, Diedre...I'm like wtf...just call me Dei
and then tha misspellings...Deirdre, Deidra, Diedre, Diedra...ugh it's aggravating!
yeah ppl misprounounce and misspell my name...it's Deidre supposed to be pronounced DEE-DRA...but I get Deirdre, Diedre...I'm like wtf...just call me Dei
and then tha misspellings...Deirdre, Deidra, Diedre, Diedra...ugh it's aggravating!
Well, people tend to pronounce my last name wrong...My last name is CANADA. (Yes, like the country)
People Pronounce It:
CA-NAA-DA (I get that ALL the time) :roll:
CANNON
CAMDA
CANDA
I really don't think it should be hard to pronouce but that's why when I introduce myself I say "Canada, C-A-N-A-D-A just like the country..."
PUHLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASEEE!!
My name is Brett. Brett...one syllable! Yet I get:
BAR-RETTE
BRAT
BRIT
THEN people never believe that its my name. Dudes, "Na girl you know your name is not Brett. You mean like Brett Favre? Man thats weird."
Or then I get, "What's that short for? Brettney?"
Ah well I like my name, its different!
lol You'd think that DEAN is about tha easiest name ever!!!
but heres how a usual conversation goes when I tell someone my name
ME: Hi, how are you, My name is DEAN...
****: KEEN??
ME: NO
****:SEEN??
ME: NO...D E A N !
****: [pauses and thinks hard]....DEON?!?!
ME: NOOOO!! D E A N!!!
****: yea...Dean...thats what i said at first!!
Even though my first name is Lee, some fools even mess that up!
For a few times, I've been called "Lae". I think to myself, "WTF is a Lae :?: :roll: Damn, you country mofos are too lazy! :x "
Sometimes, people ask me, "Is your name short for 'Leroy' or 'Leon'? It seems like your name is missing something". I'm like, "No, it's just Lee." Then they'll be like, "Oh okay, that's easy to remember." Then I think, "It sure is. Don't mess it up." :lol:
...but really, i think some people just think too hard about it, which iz what lead 'em 2 error
