Spell my name correctly, dammit!
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Slight thread hijack but, there's this barcode scanner I support called the Gryphon, which as most European posters will recognize is simply the original spelling of the Americanized "Griffin" and pronounced the same way. However everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, who calls in for support calls it "Gry-fon". They kind of hesitate when they say it too, like "I got one of them GRY-FONs", makes them sound really stupid. 
Or Bullwinkle.Rakhee? That is a very nice name. In no way is the following joke intended badly:
Is your husband's name Adrian?
Wouldn't that be Anglicized, as the name is spelled like that in Britain?Slight thread hijack but, there's this barcode scanner I support called the Gryphon, which as most European posters will recognize is simply the original spelling of the Americanized "Griffin" and pronounced the same way. However everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, who calls in for support calls it "Gry-fon". They kind of hesitate when they say it too, like "I got one of them GRY-FONs", makes them sound really stupid.
I’ve been familiar with the spelling “gryphon” since I was 7 years old, thanks to having read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.Slight thread hijack but, there's this barcode scanner I support called the Gryphon, which as most European posters will recognize is simply the original spelling of the Americanized "Griffin" and pronounced the same way. However everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, who calls in for support calls it "Gry-fon". They kind of hesitate when they say it too, like "I got one of them GRY-FONs", makes them sound really stupid.
Actually, Gryphon sounds like it could be the name of a mobile device, if you pronounce the second syllable as “phone.”
Uh, the Gabby Hayes quip was my post, not Miss Chicken’s. Probably too late to fix now, though.
"Hey, Rakhee - watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!"Or Bullwinkle.Rakhee? That is a very nice name. In no way is the following joke intended badly:
Is your husband's name Adrian?
"Again?!" : rolleyes :
Rahkee: Do you know what an A-bomb is?"Hey, Rakhee - watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!"Or Bullwinkle.Rakhee? That is a very nice name. In no way is the following joke intended badly:
Is your husband's name Adrian?
"Again?!" : rolleyes :
Bullwinkle: Certainly. A bomb is what some people call our show.
One of my former Scouts was called Allan, whenever I wrote his name down though, I wrote Alan and he wasn't best pleased and I was reminded a few times by my fellow leaders that it was with two L's.
As for names being misspelt, my fore, middle and surname are pretty easy to spell but because of the way I pronounce my surname I often have to spell it for people - My surname is Weston, but I tend to pronounce it Western. It doesn't help having a slight west country accent either.
For my Girlfriend on the other hand, she has an awful time when it comes to her surname. Being Irish and living here in England, it's not a very well known surname and she has to spell out her surname pretty much when ever someone asks for it. For those interested, her surname is Cuddihy.
I apologize for the misspelling, Kestra.
Your talent for wry wit is dangerous, Deckerd.
Wouldn't that be Anglicized, as the name is spelled like that in Britain?Slight thread hijack but, there's this barcode scanner I support called the Gryphon, which as most European posters will recognize is simply the original spelling of the Americanized "Griffin" and pronounced the same way. However everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, who calls in for support calls it "Gry-fon". They kind of hesitate when they say it too, like "I got one of them GRY-FONs", makes them sound really stupid.
I stand corrected! Any time the spelling of a word has been messed with, I tend to blame my own country.
This is always my thought as well, don't these people have any culture? Is mythology not taught in schools anymore? Then again they are from all age brackets.
I used to be somehow annoyed at my parents for giving me a very unusual name, because of course other kids joked a lot about it. But since I reached my teenage years, I found the the unique combination makes my name more memorable. Even when people remember it wrong, it's better than not remembering it at all. So now I like my name very much.
I wish I had a middle name, tho. Middle names are cool.
^No, they're not. They're just there so that the kid can tell when he/she is really in trouble. When your parent calls you by all three names, you know you're about to catch hell.
I hate my first name. It's snooty and prissy-sounding. I was the only kid in school with that name until I was a teenager. In fact, until Mrs. Clinton came along, no one even had a clue how to spell my name---not just whether it was one L or two, but often adding "E"s to it for no reason. I wish I had more common sounding name. My parents were going to originally name me "Jacklyn" since my two older sisters had "J" names and thought "Jackie" would be a cute girls name. But then they changed their minds, as they didn't want people to think I was named after a former First Lady. Yeah, that worked out well........
I hate my first name. It's snooty and prissy-sounding. I was the only kid in school with that name until I was a teenager. In fact, until Mrs. Clinton came along, no one even had a clue how to spell my name---not just whether it was one L or two, but often adding "E"s to it for no reason. I wish I had more common sounding name. My parents were going to originally name me "Jacklyn" since my two older sisters had "J" names and thought "Jackie" would be a cute girls name. But then they changed their minds, as they didn't want people to think I was named after a former First Lady. Yeah, that worked out well........
But if I had one I could write my name with an middle initial! (now there is an oxymoron for you. but you know what I mean^No, they're not. They're just there so that the kid can tell when he/she is really in trouble. When your parent calls you by all three names, you know you're about to catch hell.
). Very professional and stuff! Something like Iguana J. Tonante. Or I would go all initials: IRR Tonante, or else. 
^No, they're not. They're just there so that the kid can tell when he/she is really in trouble. When your parent calls you by all three names, you know you're about to catch hell.
Generally that's true.
In my case, my first and middle names are Irish, and my Irish grandmother always called me by both names, whether I was in trouble or not. To her, they were one name.
My mom did that too, but not as much. My grandmother did it every time she spoke to me.
I like middle names! Even though I don't like my middle name, weirdly enough. But with a middle name there is just a little bit more that makes you you!
Parents really have a tough job naming kids. Too common? Cool when you're a child, sucks when you grow up. Naming your child Silver Raindroplet of Peace? You're going never going to be visited by little Dropple when you're in a nursing home.
But I think it's cooler to have a somewhat special name, like you. You're longer an adult than a child and it doesn't hurt to a little different from the other kids.
Parents really have a tough job naming kids. Too common? Cool when you're a child, sucks when you grow up. Naming your child Silver Raindroplet of Peace? You're going never going to be visited by little Dropple when you're in a nursing home.
But I think it's cooler to have a somewhat special name, like you. You're longer an adult than a child and it doesn't hurt to a little different from the other kids.
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