I have gotten to the point where I don't even bother with the pronounciation thing if it is somwplace the people are not going to remember me anyway, like DMV or the Socal Security office. I do make an effort with people like the receptionist at the doctor's office, or college professors.
Dana On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:31:24 -0400, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I feel everyone's pain and then some :) I have had my 'first' name > mistaken > for names such as Rob, Don, Tom, Ted, and more often than you would > believe, > Scott (WTF?). I've also had my last name (Ashworth) mistaken as Ashton, > Ashford (understandable), and Aster (again, WTF?). I know I don't > pronounce > my name in any funky way. I guess People just hear what they are more > used > to. Usually, when I repeat myself, people get it right. Go figure. > > I once enjoyed a brief stay in a police car during a simple license > check, > because the 'dispatcher' told the officer that my License number/SSN came > back as belonging to a 6'2" 210 lb. black dude from NC. Seeing as how I > was > a 5'6", 137 lb. white guy from VA, it raised a flag with the officer, who > 'suggested' that I sit in his car while they ran further checks. > Luckily, I > had a few pay stubs from a local employer in VA with me to back up my > license info. After about 10 minutes, they got it all straightened out. > I > guess I'm just destined for a life of identity confusion. Eying over all > of > the gadgets in the police car entertained me, though. Too bad I couldn't > play with anything. Police computers and shotguns ... so close and yet > so > far. :) > > Todd > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "cfhelp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 12:15 PM > Subject: RE: Language Re: Windows SP4 > > >> My last name is Eidson pronounced Edson. But everyone say's Edison or >> with > a >> long E or a Long I (IIDson or EEDson). I am so used to correcting people > on >> spelling and pronouncing it that I correct people when they actually get > it >> right. >> >> To make it fun for my daughter I named her Brittney NOT Brittany. :) >> She has never seen the Three Stooges, a Pop-Eye cartoon or the Cavity >> Creeps. >> >> Rick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
