>>Tell me about it! I've had a LIFETIME of having to spell my name to people - in a
>>shop, office, over the phone - who all, almost invariably, have me down as a
>>hamburger wallah (rather than an aircraft builder), before I get a chance to, then
>>have to cross out and edit, sometimes several drafts.


whereas people get Gomm first time? (sigh)


my daughter, Niamh, has it the other way round. When her name is written down and someone calls it out (doctor's waiting room for instance) we enjoy listening to the different attempts to pronounce it (Neeeve).



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