Irks up in here!

Meg1036 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]Megan, I have the opposite problem. I LIKE my name to be pronounced MAY-gen. I hate Meg-gan. And someone just called the phone at the office and called me "Mee-gan." UGH.
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

I was just going to type this, but opposite: I'm Meg-gan, not May-gen. And I get called May-gen all the time.

krizzo17 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]Since we are talking about names, I hate when people make up nicknames for me. I don't like Liz or Beth. Is it really that hard to say my full name? Stop being lazy and say it.
Posted by eorea[/QUOTE]

This. My full name is Kathleen, which I use at work, and everyone thinks it's ok to abbreviate this to Kathy or Kathie. And honestly, outside of work everyone calls me Katie, not Kathy anyway.

Also, I once had someone look at my name and say "oh, that's an interesting spelling of Caitlin". Yeah....

eorea · January 2012

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[QUOTE]People see "L-Y-nda" and start calling me Lydia. No it's Lynda with a 'y' not Lydia. It happens ALL.THE.TIME.
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

<div>My daughter's middle name is Robyn. The nurse at the doctor's office always pronounces it wrong. She usually says, "Ro-bean." </div><div>
</div><div>It's Robyn with a 'y'. It isn't that hard. </div>

ggirl2001 · January 2012

Cfas just stop denying that you bought the house because you're not pregnant. Clearly that's the only logical explanation.

froggatt.clare · January 2012

I'm so glad both of my older cousins waited a few years before TTC. The pressure will likely come from FI's family, because it could be the first great-grandchild.

KarleeKrause35 · January 2012

I'm super irked.

Yesterday a man came into my work to drop off a resume. He asked to speak to a manager, but Wednesday is a schedule full of meetings and they were not able to see him. I told him I would gladly pass his resume on if all of his contact information was listed, and he got friggin' pissed. He told me that he had dropped one off with me once already and didn't get a call back. He said "I think you're a racist."

First of all, I'd never seen this man in my life. Even if I had, I would NEVER purposely prevent someone from becoming employed. I told him that he was giving me way too much credit and that I had nothing to do with the hiring process. He kept accusing me of being a racist who threw out his resume, and said this was why he couldn't trust it in my care. I finally called down a manager who escorted him out of the building.

I know it's not a huge deal, but it stung. I'm still feeling that today. I would never want to be perceived that way. I realize he was just pulling a cheap card to get what he wanted, but it bothers me that it was said. Ugh,

adamar15 · January 2012

It was so nice going from my maiden name to my married name. NO ONE pronounced my maiden correctly.

andrea2473 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Irks up in here! : My daughter's middle name is Robyn. The nurse at the doctor's office always pronounces it wrong. She usually says, <strong>"Ro-bean."</strong> It's Robyn with a 'y'. It isn't that hard.
Posted by eorea[/QUOTE]

Seriously? That kind of made me laugh. Who would think that was Ro-bean?

ast.meghan · January 2012

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[QUOTE]Megan, I have the opposite problem. I LIKE my name to be pronounced MAY-gen. I hate Meg-gan. And someone just called the phone at the office and called me "Mee-gan." UGH.
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

<div>Gah, I would hate to be called Mee-gan! I understand that some people like May-gen though, it's just not what I grew up with and it kinda bugs me.</div>

salt78 · January 2012

CFAS!

I'm glad your mom is the sane one in that situation. Mine started bugging me about kids when I had been married for like a day.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · January 2012

As far as names go, mine's Danielle. You wouldn't believe how many people call me Daniel. Yeah, I'm a dude with DD tits, you're welcome.

Also my first name with my maiden name is the feminine form of a well known senator like, forever ago. I still use my maiden name on air at work. People tell me things like "oh your parents must have had a sense of humor when they named you." Um, why is that funny?

Our caf girl irks me. She never stocks anything. There are never any crackers or plates and when I went down to get a cup of coffee this morning she was almost out of coffee and not brewing any new coffee. It was 9am. This is not difficult. Get off your fucking blackberry, be a good little caf girl and make the damn coffee. Some of my hatred for her comes from when she made a comment to a co-worker about me being on "a broth diet" because I get soup most days at lunch, right in front of me. Hello? I'm right here. And I can hear you.

MyUserName1 · January 2012

My name is not Nicole.

I HATE it when people call me Nicole.

Noelle is not that effing difficult. It doesn't even sound like Nicole.

froggatt.clare · January 2012

Ugh Karlee, that's awful. I've been accused of being a racist (in a jewelry store where I work, long story), but that stings. I'm sorry that happened to you.

ElleB87 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Irks up in here! : I studying French for 8 years. (Even more if you count French American school when I was younger). I'd like to try it. :) I always worry I am going to misprounce someone's name. Everyone mispronounces my last name. And there is only one mispronounciation that I find even remotely plausible. They usually add a random n or an extra i. Grr.
Posted by crfb87[/QUOTE]

My last name is Boudreau (Boo-drow). To me it's so simple but it seems to blow peoples minds.

eorea · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Irks up in here! : Seriously? That kind of made me laugh. Who would think that was Ro-bean?
Posted by andrea2473[/QUOTE]

<div>I really don't know. At first I thought I was hearing her wrong because we were on the phone. My last name is difficult to pronounce so I'm use to people butchering it but Robyn? It wasn't until I heard her saying it in person that I realized she was really saying "Ro-bean". </div><div>
</div><div>You know what's worse? When you correct people and they still say it wrong. </div>

MattsPenguin · January 2012

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[QUOTE]When I go out of my way to let someone in front of me in traffic and then they don't wave. YOU'RE WELCOME, A-HOLE.
Posted by salt78[/QUOTE]

I say that out loud to them all the time.

MRSBJS · January 2012

I hear you all with the name stuff, too!

My first name is Alicia - pronounced Uh-Lee-Shuh (rhymes with Felicia). Not Aleeesiiiaaa or Aliiisha - It's become a pretty common name since I was born, and people still get it wrong. My favorite is when people call me Trisha. Seriously? Trisha?

AllAboutTheBenjamin · January 2012

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[QUOTE]It was so nice going from my maiden name to my married name. NO ONE pronounced my maiden correctly.
Posted by adamar15[/QUOTE]

I have the opposite problem. It's impossible to pronounce my maiden name wrong. My married name... it's kinda fun. Like a Russian roulette of how this person will butcher the pronunciation. My married names rhymes with taco, but people always want to say CHOW.

texasgurly13 · January 2012

Not gonna put it here for security reasons, but I have seen my last name spelled at least 5 different ways, some of them not even close to the correct spelling. If you really don't know how to spell it, then ask me. It's really simple to pronounce, but if you are just going by phonetics, there are a lot of ways to spell it. I'm more annoyed when people who KNOW how to spell it (have known me a long time) still get it wrong.

My favorite was when a cop completely butchered it when he was writing a ticket...like didn't even get the first letter right. I ended up getting out of that ticket because of that.

andrea2473 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]I spell my first name a little differently - Jenni - so I don't always expect people to get it right. But like everyone else said, when I send you multiple e-mails, or when you are writing on MY FB WALL, where it says my name, spelled correctly, you could at least try. I make the effort for other people, it shouldn't be that hard to do the same. Another irk? FMIL is "hurt" that I'm not having FI's two sisters as bridesmaids. She texted us both the same thing and asked <strong>"I'm having trouble understanding why they are not in the wedding. Can you please give me some good reasons to I can help with their hurt feelings?"
</strong>Posted by polo1425[/QUOTE]

Holy passive aggressive! Why are people so weird about being in the WP?

MattsPenguin · January 2012

I'm irked that VT lost to that Clemson team TWICE!! (TWICE!!)

I've said it before, but it irks me that my boss and other people that I work for, still can't spell my name correctly. They always leave out the "e". (I'm Anne not Ann.)

I have been here for five freaking years!

dragonwagon · January 2012

My name is pretty simple, only 4 letters long, but people always want to add one more letter to it. This annoys me MOST when they are writing on my facebook page. Hello! My name is RIGHT THERE, how did you spell it wrong?!

Also, my brother's name is Dustin, but soooo many people call him Justin. I don't get that at all.

MyUserName1 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]People always tell me that I spell my last name wrong. Sorry, hoss, but it's been my name for 33 years. Pretty sure I've got it right.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]

Hah!

...I did spell my last name wrong once. I added a syllable...

froggatt.clare · January 2012

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[QUOTE]I'm giving birth to seven kids. They names will be Liesl, Freidrich, Louisa, Marta, Kurt, Brigitta, and Gretl. They will all be very good singers. We will start a family band and tour the US. And run from Nazis. Also, I'm a nun.
Posted by cfaszews25[/QUOTE]

Dear cfas, you made my day.

eorea · January 2012

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[QUOTE]<strong>As far as names go, mine's Danielle. You wouldn't believe how many people call me Daniel.</strong> Yeah, I'm a dude with DD tits, you're welcome. Also my first name with my maiden name is the feminine form of a well known senator like, forever ago. I still use my maiden name on air at work. People tell me things like "oh your parents must have had a sense of humor when they named you." Um, why is that funny? Our caf girl irks me. She never stocks anything. There are never any crackers or plates and when I went down to get a cup of coffee this morning she was almost out of coffee and not brewing any new coffee. It was 9am. This is not difficult. Get off your fucking blackberry, be a good little caf girl and make the damn coffee. Some of my hatred for her comes from when she made a comment to a co-worker about me being on "a broth diet" because I get soup most days at lunch, right in front of me. Hello? I'm right here. And I can hear you.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>I've actually heard people do this irl. My name isn't Danielle but it still drives me nuts. </div>

baystateapple · January 2012

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[QUOTE]People always tell me that I spell my last name wrong. Sorry, hoss, but it's been my name for 33 years. Pretty sure I've got it right.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]

My aunt spend ten minutes trying to convince my mom that I was my younger sister once. She was all "Look, I know your daughters. That one is Christina (my sister)."

My mom was all "Um...I'm pretty sure I can tell my own children apart. And that's Megan."

AllAboutTheBenjamin · January 2012

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[QUOTE]People always tell me that I spell my last name wrong. Sorry, hoss, but it's been my name for 33 years. Pretty sure I've got it right.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]

Ha, that happened with a friend of my mom's. My youngest sister's name is Deidra. My mom's friend would always spell Deidra's name wrong - Diedra - on cards and things like that. My mom tried to correct her one time, and her friend was like "No, that's not how you spell it." My mom: Uh, I named her?

When I was a teenager I corrected my mom's spelling - she'd been spelling "enjoy" wrong pretty much her entire life. "Injoy." She was flabberghasted when I busted out the dictionary to prove her wrong. That didn't irk me, though. That was funny.

KarleeKrause35 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Irks up in here! : That would make me really angry.
Posted by edielaura[/QUOTE]

Edie, it did, I felt like I was backed into a major corner and the choice between being professional and freaking the fuuck out was not an easy one. Strangely, I was closer to tears than I was to yelling at him.

adamar15 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]People always tell me that I spell my last name wrong. Sorry, hoss, but it's been my name for 33 years. Pretty sure I've got it right.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]

Nope. Gosh, you and Fezz need to learn how to listen to people who are obviously right.

This is more of an I judge than an irk, but it irritates the shiit out of me that people use a bazillion paper towels every day to do their dishes here. I wouldn't be surprised if it was LITERALLY a bazillion.

Natrasha · January 2012

I know writing checks was talked about recently, but it irks me when someone writes a check in the express lane. And waits until the total to start writing the check. That might be irrational but I thought it was just stupid.

The security guard at my work pronounces my name Nah-taaaaa-sha with a long A sound in the middle. It's Nah-tah-shah. It makes me roll my eyes but he's so cute and old that I can't bear to correct him.

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