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Post by arrogorn on Apr 18, 2012 18:43:37 GMT
Just a general non-horsey winge really.
I'm sick to death of people persuming they can call me Kim instead of Kimberley! People that dont even know me think its ok to just call me Kim. Im sorry if anyone is called Kim but I hate it as my name is not KIM!!
Argggghhh
I correct people when they do it but its rude!
(clearly had a bad day at work and someone has just got on the wrong side of me)
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Post by Victoria not vicky on Apr 18, 2012 19:09:30 GMT
I know exactly what you mean, I am Victoria but so many people call Me Vicky which doesn't suit me at all! People who know me call me Vic or Tor . I have never been VICKY !!!
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Post by nia2311 on Apr 18, 2012 19:57:42 GMT
My name is the best one. I am called Nia. It is not short for anything - it is a proper name (Welsh), not a made up one.
In the past, I have had people ask me why I have written not applicable (N/A) instead of my first name..... I now have to emphasise the lines on the "I" to make sure no-one makes that mistake again.
Yesterday I got an email inviting me for an interview. The email was addressed to Mrs Sophie XXXX. Sophie is my middle name. On the application form, it asked you to fill in First Name(s), so I put Nia Sophie. Clearly whoever read the form saw the Nia and assumed I was an idiot, didn't know my own name and ignored it, and just went with Sophie.
To be honest, I have got used to it, and to my name being horribly mangled by anyone who tries to say it. Lots of place ignore the Nia if Sophie is also on the form. The hospital is good for that. I missed an appointment because a nurse called out Sophie with an even more horribly mangled attempt at my maiden name, and I thought it was for another person. It was only when I was the last one left in the waiting room that I realised what had happened and I was NOT impressed.
How rude is it to a) ignore someone's name on a form and b) to NOT listen to them when they pronounce it for you (its like said like near, as in near & far)....
My GPs surgery refuse to believe me everytime I phone. I spell it out with the phonetic alphabet and they ALWAYS say "we can't find you on the system" because they don't blimmin well listen and put Mia or Tia or anything else, other than my actual name. I now refuse to give my name and make them search with my date of birth, as currently I seem to be the only person on the records with that DOB.....
Finally, I once received a letter addressed to Mr Neil XXXX, which really made my day. I had spelt my name over the phone about 87 times...............
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Post by chorro on Apr 18, 2012 20:19:49 GMT
My name is Keri and I've been called Ken  |
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Post by jaimeej on Apr 18, 2012 20:21:28 GMT
My Name is Kayleigh, I usually get called Kay |
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Post by Darceyx on Apr 18, 2012 20:29:57 GMT
O Nia that's hilarious, poor you buts it's really made me giggle that people think you put n/a ;D
I'm called Katy and I really hate it when people call me Kate!!!
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Post by jaimeej on Apr 18, 2012 20:33:26 GMT
I think katy is a lovely name! It's quite popular too |
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Post by brindlerainbow on Apr 18, 2012 21:00:09 GMT
Im called Heather but I often get called Heth,Hev or H and I don't mind at all |
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Post by rubydoo on Apr 18, 2012 21:09:21 GMT
oh god i shorten everyones name ! i like to give friend my own name for them lol . my mate helen is H , Lynn is now lynny , naomi is nome , caroline is carol or cc , ive never realised i did this before or that it may cause offence .
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Post by FF on Apr 18, 2012 21:09:36 GMT
My name is Karen, not that hard is it. i don't mind people calling me Kaz if they are my friends but when complete strangers decide to callme Kaz, i'm like who are you??
I had a friend at school who was called Debra, who mum would kill anyone who called her debbie and so debra she was. Imagine my confusion when I for a FB regest for a debbie xxxxx. I didn't have a clue who it was.
I think it's only polite to ask if your name gets shortened to anything. There is a rebecca in work, I call her rebecca but always go to call her becca so I asked if anyone shortens her name and she said yes Becca but everyone in work calls her rebecca and she hates it. lol Always better to ask then. hehe
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Post by Milliesmum on Apr 18, 2012 21:37:23 GMT
I called my eldest son Tom, thinking that people wouldn't be able to shorten that, but all the teachers insist on calling him Thomas!!! His name isn't Thomas, it's TOM!!!!
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Post by carrie17491 on Apr 18, 2012 21:48:57 GMT
My name is Carrie, I get Kerry, Karen, Kelly. It bugs me so much, I am CARRIE not KERRY!!! Also I get asked is it short for anything, erm no  |
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Post by danni on Apr 18, 2012 22:14:32 GMT
Mine is Dannielle but everyone call's me Danni,except my dad usually when i'm in trouble haha -)
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Post by bumblebee on Apr 18, 2012 22:35:43 GMT
I called my eldest son Tom, thinking that people wouldn't be able to shorten that, but all the teachers insist on calling him Thomas!!! His name isn't Thomas, it's TOM!!!! I have the same problem. I'm a Jenny but people tend to call me Jennifer because apparently thats what Jenny is short for. I never have been and never will be Jennifer!! My birth certificate states Jenny so that it is!! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2012 8:21:21 GMT
I get highly offended when people i dont know call me lou or even worse have heard my family and close friends call me loulabelle and they call me that. sometimes i have been quite rude in explaining im called louise lol as It shocks me sometimes. id never dream of shortening anyones name. i always ask if i meet someone new what they prefer to be called if i know they get called by a few different variations of their name its only curtious.
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Post by diane on Apr 19, 2012 9:04:40 GMT
My name is Sandra. If anyone calls me Sandy they get a very withering glance. A lot of friends also call me Diane, which I don't mind as it is my middle name. This came about because I could not register on a forum as Sandra (must have already gone!) so used Diane.....and it has stuck ;D
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Post by dai7y on Apr 19, 2012 9:26:59 GMT
My daughter is called rachelle ( ra -shell ) she gets called rachel, raquel or rat -shell. It gets shortened to shell, which she dosent mind but the worst one is being called rashid
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Post by fanfarefan on Apr 19, 2012 12:10:55 GMT
my proper name is suzanne , everyone calls me sue , i hate being called suzanne ,no-one ever calls me that , but if they refer to me as suzy , well then they cop it
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Post by nia2311 on Apr 19, 2012 12:17:20 GMT
At least people attempt to say your first names guys, mine just gets ignored because no-one thinks its a real name! They seem to think I don't know my own name, which REALLY grates
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Post by B_31 on Apr 19, 2012 12:38:31 GMT
I absolutely loathe my name. So whatever i get it shortened too is fine.!!
I cant even be bothered to think of a decent name to shorten it too its that vile.
I keep threateneing to change it via deed poll but cant stick to one name i actually like!!......
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Post by laurajazmine on Apr 19, 2012 12:41:43 GMT
Im lucky with mine, im Laura and it doesn't tend to get shortened, just the occasional person who calls me Lau, and they soon get corrected.
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Post by horsesmakemehappy on Apr 19, 2012 13:14:30 GMT
mines sahara but i get sarah alot and its like no sahara as in the dessert aggrivating much
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Post by fanfarefan on Apr 19, 2012 13:48:43 GMT
come on then B-31 spill ,------ what is it ? |
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Post by domane on Apr 19, 2012 13:56:35 GMT
I'm Jane..... there's not a lot you can do with that (I think it's boring  ) |
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Post by pasadenastud on Apr 19, 2012 15:03:53 GMT
I think you're all being a bit "precious"! My name is yvonne, and lots of people call me Yve, I like it, it seems friendly when someone shortens your name.
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Post by showingfanatic on Apr 19, 2012 15:20:42 GMT
Nia-you're not alone! I cringe just as soon as anybody even ATTEMPTS to say my name lol. It's Zakiyya (which I detest anyway) and it is said exactly how it is said!! Za-kiy-ya, I have been called every possible alternative you could imagine, Zakira, Shakira, Zakina etc and my flipping GP who I have been with for many many years, still write 'Zakhya' on my prescriptions!!  No one really ever attempts to shorten my name, one of my nan's calls me 'Zee' which I don't really mind from her, and a couple of the girls down the yard who could never remember how to say it now permanently refer to me as 'Shakira' but thats more a personal joke and I would fume if anyone else said it. |
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Post by watchbank on Apr 19, 2012 17:13:48 GMT
Im Rachael-Lauren but i shortened it to Rachael but people have called me Ray, Raz, Rachy who i dont know but i dont mind when someone calls me Rach who i know or even Rachy!!
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Post by lozloz1 on Apr 19, 2012 17:16:32 GMT
I often get LaurA instead of Lauren for some reason, even on Facebook where my actual name is clearly visible |
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Post by auntiebarb on Apr 19, 2012 17:39:10 GMT
Mine is an old name, Barbara, but I don't mind being called Barb or Barby but HATE BABS.
So when I had a son, I tried to find an unusual first name as our surname is common, so we called him Django, which is fine, but at the sports club, he was known as Banjo, Tango or Jan. You just cannot win can you? My mom hated his name so she called him Danny!
A relative remonstrated with me once saying it must be a hangup for my son, but I said he is lucky I had him when I was into Django Rheinhart, he could have been born when I loved Jelly Roll Morton!
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Post by nia2311 on Apr 19, 2012 17:52:20 GMT
Showingfanatic - I think your name is lovely, and I really cannot comprehend why people find it so hard to say (nor mine for that matter either!)
Mine is only three, simple letters. Sigh!
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No one really ever attempts to shorten my name, one of my nan's calls me 'Zee' which I don't really mind from her, and a couple of the girls down the yard who could never remember how to say it now permanently refer to me as 'Shakira' but thats more a personal joke and I would fume if anyone else said it.
