Daughter’s name is Anne-people pronounce it Annie

[Anonymous]

Well, when I first read your subject line, I thought your daughter was named “Anne-people” and I did think that was a strange name.

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Anonymous wrote:DD's name is Sophie and everyone calls her Sophia.

Get over it, OP. It happens.

I'm terrible with names. I know a Sophie who I called Chloe for a year. I also called someone named Ashley, Lindsey for a year.

Haha. Our Chloe was called Sophie for years by several people. They just couldn’t get it right in their minds.

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Anonymous wrote:My name is Kristen and, for some reason, when nurses call me back to exam rooms in doctor’s offices, I get called “Christian” more than half the time. I think in situations where people don’t really care what your name is because they’re not going to get to know you anyway, they just glance at the paperwork and take at a stab at your name.

Sounds like Starbucks.

I’m the one with a Chloe. Starbucks once spelled it “Cloudy.”

Surely they do this on purpose??

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Anonymous wrote:The E in Anne is not silent, it’s more of a soft E. If you want no E you have to spell it Ann. They are not the same.

Says who?

That’s ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The E in Anne is not silent, it’s more of a soft E. If you want no E you have to spell it Ann. They are not the same.

Not sure why you think this. Anne with an E is the classic, traditional spelling. And, yes, it certainly is more elegant with the E than Ann without the E. I always feel bad for people whose parents named the Ann without the E. It just looks like it’s missing something.

OP, read the Anne of Green Gables books to you daughter. She will love them and she will feel special for having the same name.

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Anonymous wrote:My name is Kristen and, for some reason, when nurses call me back to exam rooms in doctor’s offices, I get called “Christian” more than half the time. I think in situations where people don’t really care what your name is because they’re not going to get to know you anyway, they just glance at the paperwork and take at a stab at your name.

Sounds like Starbucks.

I’m the one with a Chloe. Starbucks once spelled it “Cloudy.”

Surely they do this on purpose??

I’m sorry, but that’s funny. My grandmother’s name was Corrine (rhymes with Maureen) and she once received a card addressed to “Cream.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should’ve spelled it Ann.

Yeah, what’s with the pretentious silent “e” at the end? Don’t give fate the opportunity to F with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, when I first read your subject line, I thought your daughter was named “Anne-people” and I did think that was a strange name.

Dash is usually typewritten as --, but people don't seem to do that anymore.

[Anonymous]

I presume she is a child and they are calling her Annie as a diminutive and cute name now.

[Anonymous]

Learn how to use a comma before you criticize others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Learn how to use a comma before you criticize others.

Semi-colon, not comma.

[Anonymous]

I mean - that is as dumb as it gets with names misopronounciations. Sorry!

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Anonymous wrote:Learn how to use a comma before you criticize others.

Semi-colon, not comma.

Semicolon is one word.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has a friend named Anne, the child has told her everyone her name is Annie, so maybe it's your kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you sure they're pronouncing the "e" and not just imposing a nickname on her?

This. Everyone knows the 'e' is silent. They're just giving her a cutie nickname. If either of you don't like it, then correct them.

A generation of kids were taught to read without phonics and without phonics rules. A lot of them probably don’t know that the “e” is silent. Take it up with Lucy Caulkins.

THIS! It drives me insane. I am a Jacqueline who often gets called Jackie for no reason; even after I introduce myself as Jacqueline. But the highlight of my day is whenever I am called "JA-quellen", just like in the skit. Most recently it happened at a Chick-Fil-A by a teenager calling for my order...in Bethesda. Perfection.