What misspelling or mispronunciation of your name bugs you?
I was looking at some forum posts tonight and I've come to realize that no one seems to notice the second 'L' in my name, as in WRYLILT. I am repeatedly referred to as WRYLIT.(With the exception of Misha.
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So I'm just wondering, how do people misspell or mispronounce your name that really bugs you?Maybe it's my monitor (or my eyes), but I've never seen two "t's" until this post right here. I can see them now. (Are you doing some kind of trick on us, or something?
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People get the "i" and the "l" mixed up, so I get irohner instead of lrohner. Doesn't bother me too much. They could be calling me much worse things.
Irohner, whenever I've responded to your posts I always have to double-check because I tend to type, "Ironher". I guess because I've never heard it pronounced, I think, "iron" (as in "the metal" or the wrinkle-removing appliance), but I know I saw an "h" in there, and my brain tends to type "iron" first and then never really know where the "h" goes. (Not that I type, "irohner", all that often on a daily basis
- but I think that means it's familiar to me, but not to my typing hands (or something).
I have to go with my real name for this one. My last name is very common, but can be spelled a few different ways. What really bugs me is having to confirm the spelling all the time....aarrrggghhh!
- klarawieckposted 14 years ago
0Very much so! Name is Klara Wieck (pronounced "Veek") I don't like it when people call me Ms. Weak. Haven't they seen my muscles?!
When I see yours I do think, "Klara Wick". Now I know it's "veek". Maybe people need to start a thread about how to pronounce the names they have on here.
(Your avatar doesn't help with the "Klara"/"Clara" thing people may be thinking about when they your name, by the way. If you have too much muscle to be a "Klara" (at least when it comes to how American's, UK, Canadians, may think of the name, "Klara" (or "Clara"), maybe your avatar needs a make-over. 
)Maybe they all don't, but I think a lot of people just see "klara" and think of the woman's name. I had "maryblahblah" for a name, a lot of people are going to think, "mary". The only reason I mentioned primarily English-speaking countries is that I know there are completely different kinds of names in countries in regions such as Scandinavia, the Middle East, or countries where a lot of names don't have "English-based roots". Even countries with mostly Spanish and French names have some version of the same names, lots of times. Other countries have names that are just completely different from those that have "some version of similar names".
So, anyway, "Clara" (which is what "klara" makes a person "hear in his head" when he reads "klara" tends to make one think of the name, "Clara". These days it's not a popular American/English name, but it's a well known one. I'm sure not all do, but I'd bet a lot think of the same thing I have before I saw how the last part of your name here is pronounced.
Online I get the occasional (fairly frequent), "Liza". It's OK. I'm not a fan of either "Lisa" or "Liza" - so whatever.
In offline life, there's a woman I only kind of know in my town. She's a really nice lady who has been so nice to me. Years and years ago she called me, "Helen" (for some reason) and then said, "Your name is "Helen", isn't it?" I said, "No, it's...". Well, that apparently did no good, because for years and years, every time I see her she still calls me "Helen". I just go with it at this point. I can't correct her and make both of us look like idiots after so long, so now I just keep hoping she never figures out that I'm not "Helen". Hello Ms. Spirit. Can I call you, "Gladys"? (It is "Gladys," isn't it? Doesn't matter. I'm going call you, "Gladys" for years now.
)SomewayOuttaHere,
Sort of funny story: A few days after that thread, my daughter received a box in the mail. It was a box full of pearls that had been her late grandmother's, and that her paternal aunt sent her. She was so pleased (although I doubt she'll ever wear any of them). There was no way I could say a word about that thread, but - boy - it was all I could think about as she pulled out one strand after another. (Returning this thread after brief hijack, but I needed to shared that story with "Gladys". )
People always write Christine. It drives me crazy. If it wasn't written right there on the screen I could understand. But it is.
- EmpressFelicityposted 14 years ago0
No, not at all. My name is Julie, and I get called Judy, Jill, or Julia all the time. I just let it go. There are too many bigger fish in this world to fry.
Oh, that's cute-- almost like having a 'naughty' alter-ego.
In real life, I have 8 names to contend with. Each can be shortened, but I prefer my long format given names. Everyone has the feeling that they can call me by any one of my 8 names, without permission, and I only ever introduce myself with two. Y'all know me as Beth and the other, well, let's just not say.
Seriously, no problem except when I'm out and hear all 8 names shouted at the same time in 8 different directions by 8 different people. Then, I'm extremely confused.
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