Would you correct someone who...

[mysecondlife]

Depends on how frequently I meet the person. People sometimes call me Mr.--- because they don't want to get my first name wrong so I don't usually get to correct anyone. But anyone who takes a shot mostly gets it correct.

Sidestory: I remember when I was in college, the TA (for the second time) asked me to call attendance while he was writing stuff on the board.

After calling a certain individual's name...

twatface: Hey, you said my name wrong AGAIN. (emphasis added by him, not me)
me (annoyed): Why should I care? [footnote]This was an honest question. We're only in the same room once a week and I'm never going to see him again after this class ends. I certainly could have phrased the question better but the fact that he thinks I should feel bad about it instead of correcting me didn't help. [/footnote]
twatface: You should care, or I'm going to kick your ass.
me (still annoyed): You're fucking absent.
twatface: ....


The TA learned never to leave attendance to me after that. He still likes me more than him though.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

I apparently have a forgettable name, because people who just met me have a ridiculous habit of calling me anything but my name despite being introduced. I've stopped caring though because its happened so much, if I cared I'd have lost my shit long long ago.

 

[stormtrooper9091]

Every god damned time. Since I bother to remember people's names, I expect the same

 

[Headsprouter]

Yes, but gently. I'd say "SHHHHH", place one index finger gently against their lips and whisper softly, "No, it is...Barbas."

And maintain deep eye contact.

I do this except for the last bit. I don't have any eyes.

 

[fenrizz]

No.
I have a very Norwegain name (Terje), and non-norwegian speakers (except Danish and Swedish) speakers can not pronounce it.
Try to pronounce it, and I can guarantee you get it wrong

 

[JoJo]

I would, except I can't think of any time when anyone has ever got my name wrong. I do have a very common English name which doesn't sound like anything else, so I suppose it's easy to remember. My surname is much more uncommon and is occasionally mispronounced despite being two English words stuck together, I do correct mispronouncation if I get the chance.

 

[TallanKhan]

I would chloroform them and tattoo my name backwards on their forehead so that they would be reminded every time they look in the mirror.

 

[KyuubiNoKitsune-Hime]

Considering that my name is Morgan, and quite a few people mistake that and say other similar names... I don't correct them by repeating my name I ask them to use my nickname, which is "Princess". Always works and it makes me all blush prone and giggly. So it's a win/win.

 

[Vigormortis]

I usually only correct someone once, maybe twice if I'm feeling generous.

After that, if they continue to foul up my name, I just ignore them.

I'm not being rude. They're clearly talking to someone else. Why else would they be using someone else's name?

 

[Barbas]

Yes, but gently. I'd say "SHHHHH", place one index finger gently against their lips and whisper softly, "No, it is...Barbas."

And maintain deep eye contact.

I do this except for the last bit. I don't have any eyes.

Blindness is tragic. Partial blindness, or the complete lack of eyes, however, is hilarious. Bumping into things is great when you're not the person doing it.

I would, except I can't think of any time when anyone has ever got my name wrong. I do have a very common English name which doesn't sound like anything else, so I suppose it's easy to remember. My surname is much more uncommon and is occasionally mispronounced despite being two English words stuck together, I do correct mispronouncation if I get the chance.

It's surprising how uncommon it is to hear "Ojboj Krivbeknih" incorrectly pronounced. Almost as if it was programmed into the human consciousness...hmmm.

OT: I might also poke them in the forehead. They don't like that.

 

[Seraj33]

]I can't say I've experienced that verbally, but spelling-wise I got that quite a bit. My name is spelled Dayne, and there would be times where people would put down Dane, and I'd correct them for it.

It is the same for me. Niklas vs Nicklas.

I once had a very important entrance pass to a refinery with my name misspelled on it. When they made a control check with my ID I had to explain to them that my boss (who is also my uncle) REFUSES to accept that my name is spelled with only a k and not ck.

Verbally however, it is usually that people mistake my last name for a simillar more common one. I remember in highschool when teachers would roll call and instinctively call out the more common version even though they just read my actual last name on the paper.

 

[Thyunda]

I only really have issue with spelling. My name is Shaun, not Shawn or, God forbid, Sean. On more than one occasion I've been called John though, which just prompts a look of confusion as a retort rather than attempting to correct the person.

My brother's name is Sean. It's supposed to be Sean. (with an accent above the a but apparently the Escapist isn't down with that noise) but our parents forgot the fada. There's meant to be a fada. Otherwise it's pronounced 'seen.'

I get all kinds of shit. Connor, Conner, Coner, Konna, Colin, Callum, Colm, and, uh, Michael on one occasion.

It's just Conor. One N. Fuck's sake.