Aims was right. I would say "Stephanie" as a reflex, to somehow get the spelling in my head, but of course that wouldn't help at all. So I am a doofus.
Actually, that helps me understand why people might be saying my whole name. I'll still grumble in my head, but maybe with a little more understanding.
I think a lot of people are like my dad, who seems to need to map a new word onto the pattern of one he already knows. He calls Ambien "ambience" 98% of the time. And his confusing of Bactrim (an antibiotic) with Bextra (an NSAID) landed him in the hospital with stomach bleeding. He kept calling it "Bextrim." And I can only guess at which drug the doctors assumed he meant (and subsequently gave him).
He does it with non-drug words, too, but those are the ones that jump to mind right away.
also- I was so slammed this morning, I didn't have a chance to ask for job~ma for my 10am second interview, but I think I did OK, so I request hire~ma to be directed at the people making the decision this week.
Question: is it too ass-kissy to go see their production that opens tomorrow? It's Rossum's Universal Robots!
And I can only guess at which drug the doctors assumed he meant (and subsequently gave him).
Well, if he lost a lot of weight then I'd guess Dexatrim.
A professor friend was once told by a doctor that he wouldn't call her Dr. Lastname because he didn't want the staff to get confused. She said "you're wearing a white coat and carrying a stethescope. I am wearing a hospital gown with my rear end hanging out. I doubt there will be a problem".
And I can only guess at which drug the doctors assumed he meant (and subsequently gave him).
Well, if he lost a lot of weight then I'd guess Dexatrim.
::snerk:: He did, in fact, lose a LOT of weight, because weeks of stomach bleeding will do that to you. I'm pretty sure they gave him Bactrim, to which he's allergic. And when they asked him what drugs he's allergic to, he said "Bextrim," which makes me think they assumed BextrA. And it's very possible that they recognized the mispronunciation and tried to clarify by asking, "BextrA?" and Dad probably said yes, b/c of the confusion.
IIRC, I yelled at him for not being clearer about his drug allergies. I think he hands the doctor a written list now.
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I *was* (and still am), however, pissed that the doctors didn't think "Oh, this patient seems to be confusing 2 drugs; perhaps I should say the name of BOTH drugs to see if we can sort it out!" instead of assuming he meant one versus the other. Way to damage your patient, dudes.
I am, however, surprised at how often I am asked to spell my first name. I mean really? It's the past tense of draw, how hard can that be?
Drew, Dru, Dro, Droo, Dreue--in this age of "I want my child's name to be unique!" you can't depend on any spelling. I've had people ask how to spell my name, or ask "Is that with a K?" or "Does that end in Y or I?"
Yes, I got an OK Cupid message from someone named Ondray. Really, dude?
Khany.
Urgh.
But now I want to grow my hair out, wear a lot of leather, and maroon Kirk on a deserted planet/
Ondray
Oy.
There was a guy at my old firm whose name was Di~an. Yes, with the tilde.
