Pumas vs All Blacks

[Chris B.]

Bones said:

@sammyc some people might see that as an insult, but thank you sir.

@mokey fuck yeah! I have a 5 letter surname, really easy and gets spelt incorrect all the time. Plus adding an S to the end when I've never spelt nor said it with an S. What the fuck?

Edit: or do I mean spelled?

So is your name Bone or do people call you Boness?

[taniwharugby]

@chris-b boangs

[Gunner]

@mokey @taniwharugby winds me up no end when fucking idiots spell your name wrong when replying to an email with both your name in the header and also in the bloody signature.

Plain ignorant and unprofessional.

[Bones]

@gunner said in Pumas vs All Blacks:

@mokey @taniwharugby winds me up no end when fucking idiots spell your name wrong when replying to an email with both your name in the header and also in the bloody signature.

Plain ignorant and unprofessional.

Hah. My bosses just got a new boss. He emails boss Hannah to introduce himself and addresses her as Heather in the email. Are you fucking kidding me? Way to immediately expel any trust in your professionalism and integrity.

[MN5]

taniwharugby said:

@kirwan or just watch...

Not with sky's prices

[No Quarter]

My wife has a double barreled first name and it's amazing how few people know what a "hyphen" is when she tries to spell it out.

[sparky]

I'm looking forward to seeing Frizzell get another shot at 6 for the All Blacks. His strength as a ball-carrier can break up tight defences. Not too many players like that around at the moment.

I'd pick a back three of Ioane, Naholo and BFA. Try to trouble the Pumas with pace.

[Victor Meldrew]

taniwharugby said:

@mokey both my kids are always like 'Dad they spelled our name wrong'...'get used to it kids, happened to me all my life'

I sympathise. Youngest daughter's middle name is Ngaire. The number of times I've been told by English people "what a lovely name, but why have you spelt it wrong? shouldn't it be "Nyree"? "

'tards.

[nzzp]

Victor Meldrew said:

taniwharugby said:

@mokey both my kids are always like 'Dad they spelled our name wrong'...'get used to it kids, happened to me all my life'

I sympathise. Youngest daughter's middle name is Ngaire. The number of times I've been told by English people "what a lovely name, but why have you spelt it wrong? shouldn't it be "Nyree"? "

'tards.

Now you know what the famous AB wing Julian Surveyor feels like

[Hooroo]

Good rugby thread! Nah it really is!

I don't care when my name is spelt incorrectly but what bemuses me a bit is when they see it come up in an email for the first time and still spell it wrong.

That is what you get when you are a Robin though

[Rancid Schnitzel]

People used to mispronounce my names all the time while growing up. I corrected them and then moved on with the rest of my life.

My boys have Nordic names that are often mispronounced. Again, I correct them and move on to more important matters. Also happened to my Norwegian wife on countless occasions. Yet, miraculously she came through it all unscathed.

[MN5]

I've got a surname that people think they know how to spell but ALWAYS fuck it up the first time.

I don't have a farm or a chain of burger joints

[MN5]

Rocky Rockbottom said:

MN5 said:

I've got a surname that people think they know how to spell but ALWAYS fuck it up the first time.

Come on, you have to admit, "Sonjohnkoksoong" is a bit of a minefield.

It's spelt 'creamofsumyoungguy'

[antipodean]

No Quarter said:

My wife has a double barreled first name and it's amazing how few people know what a "hyphen" is when she tries to spell it out.

My wife reverted to her maiden name because a hyphen appeared too difficult for people.

I must admit I find it equal parts amusing and irritating when I have to phonetically spell one of the most common names in English speaking countries to someone called Nahasapeemapetilon.

[Hooroo]

antipodean said:

No Quarter said:

My wife has a double barreled first name and it's amazing how few people know what a "hyphen" is when she tries to spell it out.

My wife reverted to her maiden name because a hyphen appeared to difficult for people.

I must admit I find it equal parts amusing and irritating when I have to phonetically spell one of the most common names in English speaking countries to someone called Nahasapeemapetilon.

Always love a Simpsons reference

[mariner4life]

On to the Australian substitute Smith, i hope i pronounced that correctly...

[Snowy]

I am going to start a petition to the NZRU that the ABs play every week. When they don't this place goes to shit.

Having said that no one gets my name right - spelt / spelled or pronounced.

[antipodean]

Snowy said:

I am going to start a petition to the NZRU that the ABs play every week. When they don't this place goes to shit.

Having said that no one gets my name right - spelt / spelled or pronounced.

Is the o silent? I can see how that would be difficult.

[mariner4life]

Snowy said:

I am going to start a petition to the NZRU that the ABs play every week. When they don't this place goes to shit.

Having said that no one gets my name right - spelt / spelled or pronounced.

what's hard about Sowney?

[Chris B.]

antipodean said:

My wife reverted to her maiden name because a hyphen appeared too difficult for people.

A friend of mine's wife had to do the same thing recently, except in her case it wasn't the hyphen that was too difficult - it was him!