Pumas vs All Blacks

[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!

[Snowy]

mariner4life said:

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?

It's the Mista part of the Mr Snowy that the morans get wrong.

[Snowy]

When does this fucking rugby match start? I am going to have to do some work if this keeps up.

[mariner4life]

Snowy said:

When does this fucking rugby match start? I am going to have to do some work if this keeps up.

[Bones]

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 too difficult for people.

[Nevorian]

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[TeWaio]

mariner4life said:

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

St...Sta.....bloody tongue twister....Stacey Jones

[Victor Meldrew]

Rancid Schnitzel said:

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.

Easier for you than the bloke I once worked with - he was called Dipthik Shidpour (and no, I'm not making that up)