Pumas vs All Blacks
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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On to the Australian substitute Smith, i hope i pronounced that correctly...
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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.
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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?
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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!
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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.
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Snowy said:
When does this fucking rugby match start? I am going to have to do some work if this keeps up.
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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.
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mariner4life said:
On to the Australian substitute Smith, i hope i pronounced that correctly...
St...Sta.....bloody tongue twister....Stacey Jones
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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)
