Eternal hilarity when it comes to names...

It's hard not to laugh when non english speakers choose english names for themselves...

... and then proceed to mangle the pronunciation.

Just got a call. Couldn't make out the name. EE-ant! Ee-ant! That's what *I* heard over the phone. Turns out it's IAN. Good grief. It's the name on his credit card, to boot. Had to stifle my snort of laughter. Where'd the T come from then? And then there's step-hen. Literally. Step. Hen. Hallo? No need to tell you what name that's supposed to be.

Needless to say, my name's not been spared eiher. Eh, you'd think Fiona is safe, right? Especially when I work in a contact centre? And I take pains to enunciate my greeting? Good eve-ning, this is Fee-oh-na. Clear? Yes? No? No! Iona! Fion! and the one that made me cringe... Nona!


GGggrrrrr..... a thump on both yer ears wouldn't go amiss...