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Isn't it annoying when people spell or pronounce your name wrong even when you tell them the correct way. Anyone else have a similar problem ? Clare (without the i)

Me too Clare (same as my mum) Teresa (without the H)

With so many variations of names it doesn't bother me. Rebecca (with 1 'b' and 2 'c's)

I have same problem I'm Debby but get Debbie nearly all the time even by family! Debby (with a y)

Me too. I have an 'e' at the end. Feel undressed with out it. Anne.

Clare mine is easy, but I wouldn't mind as long as they was replying nicely.... Bev

When I worked in Italy they had spectacular problems with my last name. My maiden name was Bullock ... your work it out lol Cxx

I've had it all my life Clare without an i . I've had ever conceivable form of Diana, Dinah, Deena...... The name is DEANNA ;-0) X

Hi Clare. Thats the way My 16 year old daughters' name is spelt..c.l.a.r.e. Funny how this way of spelling it is always the last option when people are hazzarding a guess at which way you spell it. My name is Trish/Trisha, but Tricia is often the way most people (who dont know me well) spell it........yes it is annoying.

I get it a lot - I'm Kay with an 'e', but I'm used to people getting it wrong and it doesn't bother me too much. I once had a Landlady though who always called me 'Kate' - no matter how many times I told her it was Kaye, I just gave up in the end. lol Kaye (with the 'e') x

It annoys me when people spell my sons name with 'on' instead of 'an' at the end of it, they also do the same with Hubbies and sometimes prounouce daughters name wrong as well. In laws even spell my sons name wrong - they insist on spelling it the Irish way, poor little sole always asks why do grandma and grendad always get my name wrong on my birthday card And their names are not unusual in anyway. Joanne

I'm ANN without the E Or what even worse when they call me Annie, i just will not answer to that one !! Anne with the E you can have mine if you want it? Ann ( without the E )

Brick....what are your sons names?

I used to get this at school in the 50's and 60's and later when I started work but surprisingly now most people both spell and pronounce my name correclty. What is most annoying is when someone persists in using their own interpretation, even after they have been politely corrected. That is errr... doh....!

One of my daughters is Katie, but her Irish grandmother-in-law calls her Kitty. When my son-in-law introduced them, his Irish accent made Katie sound like Kitty! Sue xx

My Aunt always speels my name Rachell - I only have 1 L in my name! And I hate being called Rach and Raquell, but I don't mind the welsh pronuceation of rachel (Ratchel - roughly) Everyone (inc 1 grandfather) says my brothers name wrong, he's Owain (said O-Wine) but get's called O-wayne by most people and he hates it, although one class mate in infants sent him a xmas card and spelt his name Owine - well at least it was a good attempt (the mum had no idea how it was spelt so wrote it as it sounded) My mum is Lynne and gets mail with every other spellling too including from family! While my nan gains letters Kathleen become KathAleen. Strangely enough we are now so use to it that we now say oh well, they still haven't learnt!

I have got used to it! People quite often spell my name Jackie. Have never spelt it that way. Always with a y. JackY :-)

I'm not fussed in how my name is spelt........Debra, Deborah, Debbie, Debi or Deb. I was once called DOB and then later DEBRIS by an elderly chap in our congregation.............. my siblings found it very amusing LOL.......... since then BOTH names have stuck. Life is toooooooooo short my friends to worry over how a name is spelt ........ seriously , trust me this I know Much happiness Debi , Deborah, Debra, DOB or Debris...........

I don't care how anybody spells my name - as long as they aren't being rude.

happens frequently, but doesn't seem worth worrying about.