How do you react when someone mispells or mispronounces your name?

[manaman]

My entire name is ridiculously easy to pronounce, but there are several common spellings of my last name, and while my last name uses the most common spelling, everyone still spells it wrong, or asks. People on the phones seem to have a hard time hearing me say my name from time to time, and I had an entire conversation on the phone with the person on the other end calling me Steve. How he got Steve from James I haven't a clue, bit I let him roll with it.

 

[Julianking93]

Just correct them. I have grown acustom to people not pronouncing my name right.

I don't know why, but people in America can't seem to say "Julian" right.

It's pretty fucking simple.

"Jew-lee-an"

However, people insist on saying it like this:

"Jole-Yun"

Where the hell does that even come from??

 

[Scde2]

Thankfully my name is ridiculously hard to mispronounce and misspell.

Although someone I know accidentally misspelled Cole as Coal. Still wondering how that happened.

 

[Andronicus]

My last name's Dow, with an "OW!" sound, like what you make when I stab you for pronouncing it like it's uncooked bread.

Noone screws up Andrew though, which is a relief.

 

[Red Albatross]

Sometimes people write "brain" for my first name. It doesn't bother me that much, because I realize they're probably dyslexic or something.

No one ever cocks up my last name. It's pretty simple.

 

[AvsJoe]

Dude, I FREAK OUT! I've broken ribs for this very reason. Call me "Archbold" or spell Joseph with two e's and I'll hunt you the hell down!

Or, you know, I'll politely correct you. One or the other.

 

[jeaniesinsin]

outside: pokerface
inside:......you fucking dumb-ass.

 

[Engarde]

My last name is spelt Mikic. Pronounced Mikich, as it is croatian. Most people say meekich or michik. It bothered me a bit when I was young, so I just pronounced it as Mikic for those who have trouble with words that are not english. I still do, since people strugle so much with the 'ch' sound. I find it to be an amusing game.

 

[GrimTuesday]

Reading some of these I'm amazed that some of these very simple names are so hard to pronounce for some people.

If you get my name wrong you have to be a fucking idiot, which is saying a lot because I know actual retards who can pronounce Jordan Campbell.

 

[Cobbs]

A suprising amount of people mispell Jacob
Jaycob
Jakob
Jaecob
Jakeob
Stupid people

 

[Nvv]

Very few get my name right the first time, and that's in Norway. After 4 weeks in the UK now I haven't heard a single correct pronounciation. But then again I have a weird name, Tord. In Norway there are about 4 different ways to say it. And the Brits won't get any of them.
My last name on the other hand is impossible for a non-scandinavian speaking Brit to pronounce, but very easy if you're Norwegian.

 

[Shockolate]

It's rather infuriating. I thought Colin was a common name.

Apparently not, since they always put two L's or think my name is just Col (Seriously, I've never seen anyone with the name Col. Is it even a name? Ah who cares.)

I've even been mistaken for Carl once.

 

[Brandon237]

My name is Brandon. Simple, right?
Apparently not...
All the afrikaans people I know say "Brendan". Very irritating. Then people are always making mistakes and confusing me with people in my class named Byron and Brian... And I hate those two. So I get irritated because it is so damn simple, and everyone will get it wrong at some point!

 

[Phoenixlight]

I sigh in my head and try to spell it out for them.

 

[Scarnix]

I just laugh at it and if i feel like it I tell them but i'm usualy scared that people might take it as a angry reply or something like it.

 

[Scobie]

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[Ultress]

It doesn't happen that often and when it it does I really don't care.I have better things to get pissed about like there not being a Jade Empire 2 or Evil Dead 4.

 

[Banana Phone Man]

It's easy to pronounce my name. My first name is easy. My second name is also quite simple it's the spelling many get wrong. McCarthy (mu-car-thy), I think I've had it spelt: McArthy, McCarty, Mucarthy, McCarphy and many others. I just tell people politely if they get it wrong. It's not big deal.

 

[Dark Knifer]

My name is Matthew, so no-one ever mispronounces that, but sometimes they call me Nathan because that's my brothers name and that does get quite annoying.

 

[justnotcricket]

My name's one of those ones that most European/Biblical countries have some version of, and I'm happy if people use their country's pronunciation. Makes me feel a bit more exotic sometimes ;-)

My last name is also pretty common, although people do tend to confirm the spelling because there are versions that sound the same but have different letters.