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by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 22nd, 2007
Our surname is Italian, so yes...let me count the ways.
by DreAnna on September 10th, 2007
Yes, but thats my dads fault for not spelling it like he intended it to be said..LOL :)
by Balderdash aka PNB on May 25th, 2007
Everyday. It's my married name and it's Russian.
by Carmella on May 25th, 2007
All the time. My name is Jacinta. Pronounced 'Ja-sin-ta'.
It's so rare people pronounce it correctly the first time that I get quite excited when they do.
I really don't understand what makes it so difficult!
by Firebrand on April 22nd, 2007
Yes my name is always mispronounced, It is a cross between Gaelic and Basque imaginations,
I think my parents were feeling perverse when they decided apon it. Nobody has EVER pronounced it correctly.
That is why i use a shortened derivation of the name.
by Anonymous on April 22nd, 2007
All the time. It is Tatania (ta-ta-nee-yah), and I always get (tat-ee-ana) which is completely wrong. Before the year 2000 people could just not say my name at all, then in 2000 a girl called Tatiana Gregoriava won silver at the Sydney Olympics (she represented Australia), ever since then people say her name instead of mine.
by Talimze on April 22nd, 2007
Dear god, yes. My last name. Here's how you pronounce it:
Olischar OH-lish-ar
That's really simple, because it's pronounced as it's spelled. But, for some reason, people just don't get it. Here's a few abominations:
AH-lish-er
OS-ker (Duuuuh?)
OSH-LAH-HAR
oh-SHY-ler (This one was at a Cracker Barrel in Georgia. There must not have been a whole lot of brain cells floating around in that place.)
OH-les-ker (This one is the most common.)
There have probably been others, but these ones really stand out...
by Owner of the GD Universe on April 22nd, 2007
Edwin seems to be an easy name to say until I got here to Thailand.
by faceshutup on April 22nd, 2007
Jason Miller, no, not once in my whole life. I kinda wish someone would though, just once.
by Salty Light on December 7th, 2008
yes, but no it does not bother me...why would it? It is not a common name.
by neorage on December 5th, 2008
My surname is Nicol but for some reason people seem to add an S at the end.It's not the way people say it that bothers me it's the way the spell it a few examples below.
Nichol
Nicholl
Nichel
Nichells
Nikol
Nickels
by Marky Mark on December 5th, 2008
Yes it bothers me a little but the best way to deal with it is to make a joke about it.Something like, when someone phones and asks for ....(wrong pronunciation), say that you don't know...... (wrong pronunciation) but there is a .....(correct pronunciation). Usually we both have a laugh and problem solved.
by Sharpie on December 4th, 2008
If you mispronounce Michael I feel sorry for you.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on September 10th, 2007
Never. My names are too common, but I do get weird looks about my last name since it's now more common for it to be a girl's first name.
by anonymous on September 10th, 2007
My Name is Jackie
I get:
Cathy
Annie
Wendy
Jenny
Susy
and a multitude of others.
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 10th, 2007
all the time
by unknown on May 27th, 2007
It is constantly mispronounced.
by The Hockey Kid on May 27th, 2007
yeah! my last name is Cozzens, (pronounced cousins) so people aslways say it as cahzin, cohzins, or coh ZEN.
last one had emphasise on the zen. sorry for the speling,l i had no way to illustrate the mis pronunciation, because they simply didn't sound like anything in particular
by charis on May 25th, 2007
not my name... but my daughter's name got butchered from the second day she was alive.
we knew that was coming though.
by mekare on May 25th, 2007
people tend to kill my last name, and my maiden name.
by pam i am on May 25th, 2007
My last name is Good (just like good for nothin') but it's often pronounced "gude" (like food).
by Hyper on May 25th, 2007
People seem to have competitions over who can pronounce my last name best. A few of my friends can, none of my teachers can.
I've heard: Ketrinat, Kethronith and something like Ketharrrrinot.
[I won't say my last name as i don't like saying it as information on the internet has been found before]
by onkponk on May 25th, 2007
My first name is Stephen. I get called Steffan by telemarketers all the time. It is actually kind of nice as I can easily tell when it's someone that knows me.
My last name is Thompson and it never gets mispronounced.
by Mr. Meaulnes on May 25th, 2007
Yes, one of my teachers in first grade seemed to be inexorably convinced that my name was pronounced "Furbis", when in fact the name I generally go by is "Forest".
My funky German last name gets mispronounced a fair bit as well, I've heard "Seazle" "Keezle" and once I even got called a "Fuzzle", although I think that person may have been making an attempt at some sort of humour.
Fortunately for me, my legal first name is "John", so I always have a name to fall back on that's virtually impossible to mispronounce unless you happen to be on a heavy dose of novocaine.
by monkey do on May 25th, 2007
My last name is always mispelled and misprounced! It's just good to have a sense of humor.
by Zibbys Mind Is In the Gutter Today on May 25th, 2007
Yes, my sur name is french with the french spelling, and everyone mispronounces it. I've only had a few people pronounce it correctly and they were some of my professors.
by Nate the Great on May 25th, 2007
Yes
by Takei-Shihan on May 25th, 2007
Yes.
My first name is Leslie, but I usually go by Les (less), but here in Montreal, the French word for "those" is "les" (pronounced like "lay").
by -Ben 10- on April 22nd, 2007
Yes my name is misspelt and mispronounced EACH time.
by Katie on March 6th, 2007
I gave up trying to get people to say it right. Now I just give the wrong pronuciation... it is easier.
by American idle on March 6th, 2007
Yes, my original surname is very Italian, and hard to pronounce and even harder to spell.
by krsnaknows on December 7th, 2008
No way can you pronounce Krsna or Krishna wrongly.
Whichever way you pronounce it reaches me only!
by BethRiot on December 7th, 2008
Just my last name.
It's kind of sad actually because my last name is so bad.
I hate it.
by Grammy Robin on December 7th, 2008
No they don't pronounce it wrong.
They just don't listen when I tell them my name is Robin.
Rose, Rhonda, Sheila!!
How the heck can someone get Sheila, from Robin?
Society is in too much of a hurry to show manners and be attentive to those they are speaking with.
I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but it does!!!
My preferred job is a receptionist.
I love meeting and talking to new people all the time!!!
I love being around people, I'm a people person.
I give 110% and just feel that listening to what my name is when I give my spiel is just a common courtesy!
by pooke11 on December 7th, 2008
people miss say, Rooke, all the time. because when they see it they think that they have to say the "e." but after how many times people miss say it. i all most make it in to a game, in how many different ways i hear my name.
and just a side note... IT IS SAID LIKE THE CHESS PEACE!!!
~pooke
by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on December 7th, 2008
All the time. No it doesn't bother me. When I give the correct pronunciation, they say oh that is a beautiful name!
by Stick it!! on December 5th, 2008
Yes and no
by Babycakes on December 5th, 2008
My first name they get right but my maiden name rhymed with a curse word and of course they mispronounced it on purpose to get a rise out of me.
by ENigma on December 4th, 2008
The first time it is mispronounced I always correct them and never have a problem subsequently.
by ClaireVoyance on December 4th, 2008
One syllable name and very common. Nobody ever mispronounces my name.
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on December 4th, 2008
My surname is rarely pronounced correctly. I have to admit that it bothers me, it is of English origin after all.
by prettykitty on December 4th, 2008
Everyone pornounces my first and last name wrong. I just deal with it. You try pronouncing it.
ZOE MOREJON
and if you ask i will gie you the correct pronunciation.
by Anonymous on December 4th, 2008
No, but I've had people do it just for laughs.
by NeverWas on December 4th, 2008
They don't pronounce it wrong, they just use a strange emphasis, that doesn't work. More often then not, if your aren't a close friend I won't have you call me by my preferred, familiar name.
by KayJ on December 4th, 2008
Everyone that doesn't know me personally can't seem to say my first name right. It does bother me, because my name is not that difficult, if the person would take two seconds to read it. Everyone butchers my last name but that doesn't bother me.
by WaterMaster on December 4th, 2008
Yes, and No.
by Suby the Coat on December 4th, 2008
Mine is an easy to pronounce name.
Still occasionally people do mispronounce.
I correct them and they catch on.
It never bothers me though as I too do the same thing occasionally with other people and get myself corrected.
by Marguerite on December 4th, 2008
Yes, they mispronounce my first name, my middle name, my last name, and my address! It doesn't bother me because I'm used to it.
by Firebrand on December 4th, 2008
All the time even my family do not get it right half the time.
No it does not bother me.
by crazy_love on December 4th, 2008
ppl always got my maiden name correct...now my married name is alot longer than my maiden but it sounds just like it looks ( no silent letters) and ppl dont take the time to read ...yeah it bothers me cause i am not used to it. . .
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same boat
by Click on May 25th, 2007
Same Here...Our surname is Italian..And Proud of it!:)
by Anonymous on November 7th, 2008
Oh yes, and I cannot work out why peoople can't pronounce it. It's not difficult.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on November 8th, 2008