Do you usually correct people when they get your name wrong?

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It's not often that people call me the wrong name to my face, but today, one of the dental assistants called me "Isabella" (which is technically not my government name) and he said it more than once. I was confused because obviously my forms that were in his hand would say my actual name. I didn't bother correcting him because it's just a variation of my name anyway. At least he didn't call me "Elizabeth." 😂

CrazyGirl2 · Accepted Answer

Yeah! I am not the type of person who likes correcting people when they state something factually incorrect, well not in the real world. I'm actually a very shy and unless I'm with close friends, I'm actually very introverted. I'm certainly the "quiet one" in my closet group of friends. But if someone gets my name wrong, I will definitely correct them. I believe it's the kind thing to do, because I know how mortified I would feel if I knew someone for several months, then said "okay Bob, I'll see you in class on Thursday", only to have someone turn to me and say "did you just call him Bob? His name is ROB!" OMG! I would just want to crawl into a hole and die! That would be the worst! My first thought would be "why the hell didn’t he say something?"
I get called Lori all the time. I just politely say "It's Laura, not Lori" and if it happens again, then I again politely tell them the same thing, but add "Lot-AH" at the end. I've never had anyone misstate my name after that.

Hope this helped.
Laura 🤗 🥰 (Lor-AH) 😁

petitedollbabee · Accepted Answer

Rarely ever. I’ve got a very different name and most people butcher the pronunciation. I let people call me whatever they want to unless they’re someone important in my life.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I have a super common name; Daniel. The closest thing I get to people pronouncing my name wrong is calling me "Danny" instead of "Dan" or "Daniel."

I don't bother correcting people if they call me "Danny."

TadCurious · Accepted Answer

Bella I correct people when they call me by the wrong name and also if they mispronounce my last name.  But isn't your proper first name Isabel and not Isabella?  🙂

dustybiker2 · Answer

They always try to shorten it. I have had to hurt people.

Lynx122 · Answer

No, people can't say my last name right to save their life with a few exceptions. And I only tell them how it's correct when they ask me I've given up on correcting people.

bobalife · Answer

Lol almost all the time people get it wrong for some reason, I just laugh and go along with it most of the time because it’s very amusing the names people mixed it up 😂

purplepoppy · Answer

My name's Ceri which people like to misspell as Kerry. I always correct them but i have had people tell me I'm wrong, they soon regret that.

DrPepper12 · Answer

First day of class I always asked if I pronounced it correctly AND if they wanted to be called something else. Most people are understanding but I'm tired and frustrated that people can't WRITE my name correctly.

spartan55 · Answer

@beebella 🐝 That would be annoying for sure. My name has a very low liklihood of being butchered. I actually don't think it's ever happened.

FreyaRed · Answer

No, it's pointless anyway. Most non Slavic foreigners are incapable to speak my name out. It contains 'rz', and it sounds like s in Vision.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Now... I usually don't bother to memorize a name of someone new; after a few minutes it will be gone. So why would I be fuzzy about my own name...

wiltingrosepetal · Answer

Lots of people only know me as Ange so I've been mistakenly called Angelina or Angelica a handful of times. I always correct em

Titanic1912 · Answer

All the time when they mispronounce the last name. They usually say “Van” instead of “Von”. It really pisses me off. Sometimes, I have to yell at them to get them to say it right.

Justneedtokno · Answer

At first, I didn’t correct people. But I was also told correct him every time they will remember who you are because of the interaction it is your name it has meaning. It is annoying and so I do

smahala1991 · Answer

Most people say it as Steven when my name has a ph in it (which is supposed to sound the same way) but a lot of people also say it as Stephan or Stefan (which I hate)

CaptainSmartass · Answer

Its never happened to me, because my first name's a pretty easy name, and you'd have to be a colossal retard to fuck it up, and my surname isn't too hard to pronounce, but I do have to spell it out to people.

Simples...

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

If they get it completely wrong, yes. If they just mispronounce it, no.

HaleyWalker · Answer

Thankfully people only misspell my name all the time it doesn't even bother me anymore

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

Nah. People mess up my name all the time. Usually there's a swear word involved too!

DishLady · Answer

I stopped when I was 5…. I’ll let people know when they’re “close enough…” and offer a faint smile.

molonski2 · Answer

No , because here , they just can't say it , so you get used to it.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Nope, heck, people get my name messed all the time. But I don't correct people.

RebelinSteel · Answer

Usually yes but discretely and not making a big thing of it,, usually

GeminiDiamond · Answer

I have to spell my Nordic last name out literally every time. It's such an easy spelling too. I hear, oh, yea! Often.

blondfrog · Answer

No I have a weird name so it's expected. As a matter of fact I agree with the person even if it's wrong.

dolemite58 · Answer

He didn’t just call u Izzy? 😋 my name is so simple people don’t really get it wrong ever. If someone did get it wrong tho id only correct them if the context was important to do so.

Shark_61695 · Answer

I don't really care what people call me although it is rare they get it wrong.

SotiCoto · Answer

I'll usually forgive it a few times. If they keep doing it repeatedly though, I'll correct them.

thisAppIsGarbage · Answer

Indont care what they cal me as long as they don't call me late for dinner

Darkchild25 · Answer

No. It sounds more interesting when it's pronounced differently. by the way my name is David. So it's rarely pronounced wrong.

Loner111 · Answer

If it's the wrong name, I correct them, if they just simply mispronounce it, I don't really care...

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

I always correct them I can tell some don't like it when I do but I do it anyway

paledreams · Answer

It has depend over time. I usually just prefer my name as my name 📛

eagle1951 · Answer

depends on if i think they were joking or making fun

Sophia00 · Answer

i always correct them

Aubrey97 · Answer

I get Audrey a lot. I mostly let it go.

NathanDavis · Answer

ISA BEL !!!

Booklover_90 · Answer

Can’t really screw up Jasmine. 😅

LiamJHayden · Answer

I do not recall anyone ever doing so.

Iron_Man · Answer

They can’t because it’s only three letters

ThebestIndian · Answer

Yeah, I do correct them.

ellefia · Answer

Nope

MacDaddyRico · Answer

Always

Fuentes · Answer

Lol no never

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Nope, heck, people get my name messed all the time. But I don't correct people.