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[bambiblake007.livejournal.com]

i have a question.
do you (or someone you kno) have a common (or slightly common) easy to pronounce name that is constantly mispronounced?

the name i go by most is my middle name. which is Katherine.
very common name, very easy to pronounce, no?
but most of my family members pronounce it Kath-Ern, rather than Kath-Er-In, especially my mom (she named me for cryin out loud lol)

i live in Tennessee so idk if this is a southern dialect thing or not, but sometimes it annoys me (most times i don't even recognize it tbh) i mean, it's been happening for 26yrs now, so i'm fairly used to it, and i guess it's not something i can't reallyl change since like 99% of my family pronounce it that way. what's funny is when i introduce myself to ppl, i pronounce it as Kath-Er-In not Kath-Ern.

the reason i asked this question is because i was in CVS the other day and this little girl was named Jessica (very easy name to pronounce you would think) but her grandmother kept pronouncing it Jess-Kuh. and i told my mom that i hated that. like, if she couldn't pronounce the name she should just call the lil girl by a nickname or something imo..of course, my mom didn't do that 0_o

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[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I've known people on both sides who have experienced the names Bethany and Stephanie getting mixed up.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I'm a Stephanie constantly mistaken for Bethany.

"This is Stephanie."
"Bethany?"
"Stephanie."
"Bethany?"
"Stephanie."
"Okay, Beth, gotta question for you."

It's not worth it to pursue. I've made sure to let all my coworkers know, in case someone calls in later asking for "Beth."

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

The best is when you spell it, and they still don't get it. I really don't see how "S" and "B" sound the same.

Oh, and I remember in elementary school having papers passed back and Bethany and Brittany were confused.