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Post by Phil on Dec 6, 2006 15:01:56 GMT -5
I have a long name and it is often mis said. I don't even bother to correct people. I have 13 letters
Ostrotkiewicz.
OSS trot KAYV itch is how it is properly said.
I am most often called OSS trok O wits
That's as close as most people can get and that's close enough most of the time I answer to it.
Some people don't even read it. They just see a long polish name and call me Ostorowski, Ostrizinski, Ostrosnak and all kinds of other things.
I have long been known to my friends as Philly O, Phillo and
O-man.
I don't even expect to get my name said right because it is long and there are silent letters. I suppose noone really cares but I thought I'd share that here anyway.
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Post by im_an_alien on Dec 6, 2006 16:37:49 GMT -5
My name is philip and a lot of times people write it as phillip with 2 L's, it's kinda annoying. Also my last name is Rodning (It was originally "Roodninga" or somethig... Norwegian... or Swedish. I think norwegian, though) and a lot of the time people think it's rodney  |
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Post by Kevin on Dec 6, 2006 19:53:08 GMT -5
It's not so much of a long name problem for me, but a wrong name problem. My name is Kevin, and my 12 year old brother is Keith. Our names are constantly mixed up. I don't know how many times I've been called keith by my family. I just play along with it now until they're like "Oh wait you're Kevin.... yeeeeeeah".
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 6, 2006 20:54:39 GMT -5
I have it made I guess. My name is six simple letters and nobody misspells or missays it.
I have played with lots of Rodriguez and Gonzalez along with some other hispanic names. Now we have a number of Korean and Japaneese guys.
There's a lot of Jesus (Hey-zues) but to us Americans they're often called Jesus for starters.
The phonice are just different. Julio is (Hoo-lio) Two Ls together are often silent. Bonilla is (Bo-nee-a).
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Post by Blastgirl on Dec 7, 2006 1:47:14 GMT -5
I was lucky I had a simple name to start with and I married a guy with a simple name. I'm so lucky I don't have to spell my name for everyone over the phone and such.
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Post by Phil on Dec 7, 2006 14:47:12 GMT -5
My name is philip and a lot of times people write it as phillip with 2 L's, it's kinda annoying. I have had that too. It is kind of annoying. So your name is also Philip, such an easy name to spell and people mess it up. I kind of realize that my last name is hard to say and it's too much trouble to always correct other people so if they get it close I usually just leave it at that. But to mess you your name when it's fairly simple is just careless on other people's parts. |
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 8, 2006 2:56:08 GMT -5
Some people have a pattern where the kids all have the same initials.
Like if the Millers had five kids they might be
Steven Michael Miller
Scott Matthew Miller
Sarah Martha Miller
Susan Megan Miller
Shawn Mark Miller
Then they all end up being SMM. I have known lots of people to choose a pattern. It's ok if that's your thing but I would not name a baby just to follow a pattern.
My brothers and I have completely different initials. Except for our last name of course.
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Post by Phil on Dec 8, 2006 16:34:39 GMT -5
There's no pattern to our naming either.
Jason as you all know is our oldest, his little brither is Eric. And my wife is due in late April or early may. We're thinking Raymond for a boy or Emily for a girl.
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Post by im_an_alien on Dec 9, 2006 0:34:49 GMT -5
Two Ls together are often silent. Also to L's together can make a Y sound. |
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 9, 2006 1:14:56 GMT -5
Two Ls together are often silent. Also to L's together can make a Y sound. This is true. |
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Post by slippy0 on Dec 10, 2006 15:01:51 GMT -5
One of my middle names is Scozzafava. Its Italian for a Fava Bean sheller.
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 10, 2006 18:50:37 GMT -5
Some players have such a long name it starts at the sleeves and runs through elbo to elbo almost just to fit it all in.
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Post by Phil on Dec 12, 2006 14:36:41 GMT -5
I have some friends who's name is
Dzecharz If you can say that right I'll give you 100 bucks
Answers in a few days.
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Post by -lewa- on Dec 12, 2006 23:10:20 GMT -5
Ch-eez-puffs
Wait, no...
Dee-sharz
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 13, 2006 1:31:50 GMT -5
I have some friends who's name is Dzecharz If you can say that right I'll give you 100 bucks Answers in a few days. Zack-ev-eech |
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Post by Phil on Dec 13, 2006 14:08:52 GMT -5
Lewa, you're close.
DEK-jarz
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Post by Blastgirl on Dec 14, 2006 3:12:47 GMT -5
Some people give their kids stupid names. David Bowie named his Son Zowie. Could you imagine going around as Zowie Bowie?
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Post by im_an_alien on Dec 14, 2006 17:23:37 GMT -5
no. That would be wierd. I used to know this kid whose name was... oh, I can't remember it, never mind  it was like his first name was the same as his last name or something... |
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