paulaj wrote:My last name is not that difficult to pronounce but people butcher the hell out of it, EVERYTIME I introduce myself the conversation turns into a SPELLING B, I have to....
say it...
spell it...
and say it................This is annoying.
Same here, usually I get introduced or greeted as "Mrs. S" when my real last name is G-S and I go by Ms. though I can live with Miss or Mrs. if people are too, er, clueless to figure out the Ms. part. Or I get "Gee, that's a long name! I bet you spelled that a lot in grammar school!" No, you idiot, I hyphenated my name when I got married. How freakin' difficult is that to figure out when you're talking to a female professional?
jp, I, too, get "Sorry, we hired someone with more experience." <sigh>
Or, here's a favorite: "I wasn't really spamming. I was just sharing this fabulous website that I just so happen to own that involves touting a product or service that nobody actually wants and I'm far too cheap to actually pay for advertising! So you're taking away my Constitutional right to free speech and free advertising and freely being annoying as all get out by pulling my spammy link!"