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Originally posted by Old Hack View Postlavendernorthbynortheast
Morphew
But spelt oddly - not going to type it as I'd rather she didn't stumble across this thread if she googles herself,
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It was bad enough with both my first and surname in the UK, its even worse here
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostWas her name a mixture of a flower and a point on the compass?
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostWhen I was trying to find a childminder, I rang everyone on the list before the minder I ended up with, because I wasn't sure how to pronounce her name. If anyone else had vacancies, she wouldn't have got my business. Maybe that's why she did have vacancies. (She turned out to be an excellent minder despite her odd name!)
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If I had a quid for every time I have had to spell my surname, I wouldn't be working.
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When I was trying to find a childminder, I rang everyone on the list before the minder I ended up with, because I wasn't sure how to pronounce her name. If anyone else had vacancies, she wouldn't have got my business. Maybe that's why she did have vacancies. (She turned out to be an excellent minder despite her odd name!)
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Originally posted by Dominic Connor View PostI think it's the other way round, unless you see awkward names as some sort of proxy for racism.
Actually for most of my life I guess 1/3 of people manage to say my name wrong which is impressive, but not in a good way.
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Don't think so
I think it's the other way round, unless you see awkward names as some sort of proxy for racism.
Actually for most of my life I guess 1/3 of people manage to say my name wrong which is impressive, but not in a good way.
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Conjecture
People with long hardly-pronounceable names look for jobs longer.
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