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Haha, nothing like not knowing how to pronounce your kid's name properly.
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My mother knew some people who named their new daughter Fiona and pronounced it Fie-ona instead of Fee-ona. Not good. She also once met an Heloise who thought she was a Hell-oyz. And I knew a teacher once who called out the names on her class list at the beginning of the year, got no response from Yvonne Someone, reached the end and said "Is there anyone here whose name isn't on the list?" And of course, up went a hand, and its owner said "Yes, Miss, me! I'm Why-vonny!"
There should be more nice, nerdy people like us in the world ...
There should be more nice, nerdy people like us in the world ...
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*facepalm*
Similarly, my husband has had students with names pronounced conventionally but spelled so crazily that phonetically they made no sense. The only example I can think of right now (and I know there's a better example, just can't remember it) is Tytiana, pronounced like Tatiana. Apparently y also makes an a sound...
Similarly, my husband has had students with names pronounced conventionally but spelled so crazily that phonetically they made no sense. The only example I can think of right now (and I know there's a better example, just can't remember it) is Tytiana, pronounced like Tatiana. Apparently y also makes an a sound...
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