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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:37 AM Original message |
Do you have a name that is mispronounced constantly? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Anyway, how *do* you pronounce your last name? |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I always think of it as "Min" |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. "Laramin" |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
5. my las name is constantly butchered |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
77. How can anyone mispronounce "Swoger?" |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. Yes |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
57. Is it Irish perchance? |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
75. I'm an idiot first of all |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. YES! |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I don't know how people can screw up a name like that. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well, to be fair, there are some males named Dominique |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. Blame your parents... or the British |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Italians have done a lot of things right. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
42. But there is no harm in politley correcting the pronunciation. |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. First name is easy |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. I thought I didn't until I met my wife's inlaws |
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BulletTrain1964 (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. My name is mispronounced every day |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
60. Welcome to DU , Bullet n/t |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. My last name gets mangled all the time. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. people put an R in my last name where no R belongs. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. A lot of people do that with Chicago around here. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. i think it's because, with the R, my name becomes famous |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
17. I was born in another country where my name is fairly common |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
67. Me too! |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
18. All the freaking time. |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
19. I don't have a set pronunciation for my last name. |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. Yes. Not because either name is unusual, but because.... |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. Not exactly mispronounced but... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
22. Not when it's read |
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kmla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
23. Nope. But they sure as hell misspell it. |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
24. 50/50 .. some get it right , some get it wrong |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
25. misprounounced and mispelled constantly |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
26. First name, Jack, is no problem |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Street name? |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
72. Yeah, I tell them, it adds a personal touch |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
27. Name is shannon |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
28. C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-L-Y... |
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scarlet_owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. Yes. People are always calling me "Amber". |
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DeposeTheBoyKing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. How would you pronounce "Maryam?" |
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miss_american_pie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. My married name is proof |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
68. Pie? That's but 3 letters... |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
80. Telemarketers are easy to spot |
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ganeshji (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. All the time |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yep. |
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Ms_Dem_Meanor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
56. you too... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. Oh hell yes... |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yep, and it's not even odd. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
38. My last name is butchered a lot, both of my wife's names are |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
39. My maiden name was ALWAYS mangled. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
40. My last name. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes, and if it is someone I will encounter in the future, I politely correct them. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
43. Every time! |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yes. My name is Lena |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
45. Yes. And misspelled. |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
46. YES my name is |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
47. Yes, for both |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
74. Heh, them crazy Uke names |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:55 AM Response to Reply #74 |
94. Mine isn't even an 'odd' one |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. yeah but it doesn't really bother me |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
50. My last name is butchered all the time |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
51. Bertha Does |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. They put da at the end of mine. Grrrrrrr. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
53. Several of them. And I don't care, as long as they spell them right. |
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Ms_Dem_Meanor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
54. My first and last names!!! |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
55. Does "Seen" count? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
58. My last name. Now matter now many times I spell it, it gets mangled |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
59. Yup |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
61. My last name is 10 letters with three syllables. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
62. My first name is never pronounced properly. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
63. Sheesh... All the freakin' time.... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
64. Yes! My last name is not only mispronounced, everyone |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. see now that IS a pet peeve of mine |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
66. My mom has the opposite problem. Her name is Laura but |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
69. You know, not constantly, but once is once too many. |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
70. surprisingly yes |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
71. Yes indeedy. |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
73. Mrs. Ironflange has a problem |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
76. No. Everybody knows how to pronounce Xicotencatl |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
78. My last name is a common first name... |
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benny05 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
79. No but I have a very common last name |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
81. Yes. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:36 AM Response to Reply #81 |
88. Damn, now I gotta know! |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
82. My last name |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
83. No, but my wife does. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:32 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. "Shuh mane," right? |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #87 |
101. You got it. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 09:58 AM Response to Reply #101 |
102. What is her ethnicity? |
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Okiojira (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
84. My first name... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
85. er i almost hesitate to ask |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
86. dupe, wrong spot..nt |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
89. All the time |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
90. No One Can Spell Or Pronounce My First or Last Name |
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gr8dane_daddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
91. Nobody ever mispronounces my name, but they sure do snicker... |
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Pushed To The Left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:34 AM Response to Original message |
92. My last name is CONSTANTLY mispronounced! |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:35 AM Response to Original message |
93. James..People keep pronouncing it as DumbAss |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:03 AM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Certainly not me... |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:29 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. yeah right |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:33 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. I thought you looked more like |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:44 AM Response to Reply #97 |
99. you and your terms of endearment |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:49 AM Response to Reply #99 |
100. . |
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clyrc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
98. Not mine, but both my daughters |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
103. My real name is Italian. |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
104. My last name is German and has two Hs in a row |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
105. My last name is ________ plus I just go ahead and spell it |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. What's so hard about... 'Pants'? |
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Rosie1223 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
106. My husband has an unusual first name |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
107. My surname is a nationality, and yet it is *still* mispronounced regularly |
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