General Chat

Hi My neighbour calls me Vonnie even though I am Laura, no idea where he got that from!

It drives me insane when people get my surname wrong. Especially when my names called out and they call me something different. I once had to take my brother to A&E and ended up having a bit of an arguement with one of the nurses who spelt his name wrong on the form. He wouldn't have it that his name was Jamie and not James. I offered to bring his birth certificate in to show him.

No this does not bother me in the least -

I have had over the years ..... (spoken and written) Marian, Marianne, Mary, Marianne, Mary Anne, Marilyn, Marrion, Miriam, Maureen and Mal for short which I don't like! I won't even start on my married name ... which I won't tell anyway pmsl ... but I have to spell it every time to be sure! Maz. XX

One of my pet hates. It really annoys me when people spell my surname Durrant which they ususally did. Jean x.

I'm used to it now *sigh* Had it all my life *waits for 'aaahhhh' all round* As long as people don't call me Gladys, though! Sorry to anybody called Gladys, but ............. x

It's when they call you something rude you have to worry! I am terrible at remembering names, but usually remember faces. As everyone remembers me, being tall, I am constantly at a loss when I meet people on the streets with whom I am not regularly in contact. And I'm expected to remember all the names in their families, too!

Oh never even thought of my surname either.. like Linda when asked for my surname I too spell it automatically. Have seem some pretty wonderful variations too. Daisy, you're right i don't actually think of her as Marion either, howeve ri have found if ina crowded place eg a pub!!!! and she's ignoring you... try shouting Marion across and she'll hear you!!!!!!!

It annoys me when people cant spell my name right Yvonne I have had letters with Evonne, Eyvone, Evone for gods sake get it write are you illiterate or something its yankee victor oscar, november november echo. YVONNE! Thanks feel better now. Vonnie

I dont think anyone has ever got my name wrong! Well except my aunty who calls everyone the wrong name! She says there are too many names to remember, she often calls me by my middle name which happens to be her daughters name also, But I hate that name, Its even worse than Patricia! Pat x

I always spell my surname after saying it

My aunt, eversince I can remember, spelt my name Rosilind or Rosiland. Bless her, I will miss her cards and letters as she died in July. Here I have a neighbour (Maderense) and another Maderense friend, who both call me Rosemary, not sure how to respond, think OH needs to sort that one out, but Rosalind(a) is a Portuguese name! Rosalind

Yep !! a neighbour who really is a nice guy ,altho in my opinion a little eccentric, always calls me Sheila!!!! even putting that on the Xmas card. I always put cards in neighbours doors every year since we have been here in 1968 but every year his card comes back to Sheila & hubby. When we speak he calls me Sheila and I say its Shirley but he seems to have a mind block !! I really have given up ,altho i do sign my name every year/ What can you do!!

I was often called Mandy or Debbie at school by the teachers, I was often to embaressed to correct them - I have never really liked my name but it is mine and it is Tammy not Tamara or Tamzin either just Tammy!! Linda - My Grandad was also christened Jack not John but on his marriage certificate the registrar has put John but it is not is it JACK!! So the certificate is wrong. Tammy :~)

Yes, my name gets shortened to Ros but I hate ROZ , and I like my real name, Rosalyn

no-one could ever spell my maiden -RATTRAY BARCLAY is just as bad -I say like the bank! Ros