do people try to S your Z?
Yup. My favourite was being told I both pronounced and spelt my name wrong. Some people just don't like to embrace new things.
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2006 7:55:46 am PDT #6996 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Trudy Booth - Apr 03, 2006 7:57:02 am PDT #6997 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Went by the bank and explained the situation. They made the deposit, but are mailing the deposit slip directly to Emily, so as not to give me the number. And they said the cash would be available immediately. So, all is well.
For the record, anybody who wants to put money in my account is free to do so.
SuziQ - Apr 03, 2006 8:02:52 am PDT #6998 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Years ago I called my father's office and had his secretary try to correct my pronounciation of his name. I loved answering "And who may I say is calling" with "his daughter".
Granted, his name is foreign and many people mess it up, but that should be up to him to correct, not his assistant.
SailAweigh - Apr 03, 2006 8:02:54 am PDT #6999 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Mmmm, Suzi-Qs were my favorite junk food snack in the world! The sugar rush from the cream filling in those was beyond that of a 32oz. Big Gulp Mountain Dew. I can get down with the name change, it fits perfectly as far as I'm concerned.
vw, glad to hear everything worked out at the bank, money can be such a PITA even if it is fun to spend on clothes and stuff.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2006 8:04:21 am PDT #7000 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I expect grief with my first name, and so am especially aggrieved when people get shirty about my PERFECTLY NORMAL middle name.
SuziQ - Apr 03, 2006 8:09:59 am PDT #7001 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Mmmm, Suzi-Qs were my favorite junk food snack in the world!
So now I'm a junk food. Not sure how I feel about that. I'm definitely not sugary sweet.
Nicole - Apr 03, 2006 8:12:00 am PDT #7002 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Are you back home now, Sail?
My only complaint is when people spell my name with an H. Or call me Nikki.
Megan E. - Apr 03, 2006 8:15:14 am PDT #7003 of 10001
for billytea: penguin cam
Volans - Apr 03, 2006 8:18:06 am PDT #7004 of 10001
move out and draw fire
My name doesn't get messed up too much. In the official version, I sometimes get ruh'-shell as a pronunciation, but not often.
But, my maiden name was Thompson, and about 1 in 5 people would say Thomas. WTF?
How do people do things like have careers or write books with (pre-)toddlers? Seriously. Other than child care, all that was on my list today was to revise one 5000-word story, and not one word got revised.
beth b - Apr 03, 2006 8:21:31 am PDT #7005 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
It is almost feeding time for the penguins ( 1030 board time)