My first name has issues but I quite like that my last name is unusual enough to not be confused with anyone but also quite spellable and pronounce-able
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Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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meara - Jul 04, 2018 10:39:28 am PDT #27032 of 30002
Connie Neil - Jul 04, 2018 11:23:39 am PDT #27033 of 30002
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I had no idea how many ways there are to spell my last name, so I always spell it out when dealing with people who have to look me up in a computer. Mine, of course, is the least common.
juliana - Jul 04, 2018 11:42:03 am PDT #27034 of 30002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
It never occurred to me to change my name when I got married and it always sort of surprises me when a woman of my generation or younger does. I understand that it's complicated for some people.
This. I mean, I hate my last name, but it's mine. First!Husband has zero expectations that I would change it. M was a little surprised when we went to get the marriage certificate that I wasn't changing my name, but then I asked if he wanted to change his, and that was that. (If he had wanted to portmanteau our names, I would have jumped on that in a heartbeat.)
amych - Jul 04, 2018 11:43:57 am PDT #27035 of 30002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
It never occurred to me to change my name when I got married and it always sort of surprises me when a woman of my generation or younger does.
This is me.
I understand that it's complicated for some people.
Also, of course, this.
Dana - Jul 04, 2018 11:57:14 am PDT #27036 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I also never considered changing my name. Though if I'd known that Noseworthy was an option...
Steph L. - Jul 04, 2018 12:08:47 pm PDT #27037 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
People misspell and mispronounce everything. No matter what. It's like a challenge. My last name is six letters long and not difficult. And yet.
Mine (maiden name, still legal) is 4 goddamn letters, German as hell in one of the most German cities in the US. And yet it gets misspelled.
I also never considered changing my name. Though if I'd known that Noseworthy was an option...
Since I haven't legally changed my name yet, maybe I should go with "Noseworthy." (I did tell Tim I'd change it for our 5-year anniversary, and god damn it, that's getting close.)
Dana - Jul 04, 2018 12:31:42 pm PDT #27038 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Then your cat could be Murderbiscuit Noseworthy the Third. Even though he's the first one.
-t - Jul 04, 2018 12:35:01 pm PDT #27039 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Murderbiscuit Noseworthy first of his name!
Best name ever
aurelia - Jul 04, 2018 12:35:56 pm PDT #27040 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
People don't have a lot of trouble with my last name, but my 4-letter first name has been spelled all kinds of ways. At this point in my life I probably would not consider changing my last name, but that may never be an issue for me.
I should be studying the show I have to tech on Friday, but between the cold that is wiping me out and various friends with sad news I'm not feeling very productive.
shrift - Jul 04, 2018 1:00:22 pm PDT #27041 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
People misspell and mispronounce everything. No matter what. It's like a challenge.
Challenge accepted, Donna.