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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I so feel your pain. I have an unusual name and people often mispronounce the vowels in the middle (as in, they say the short “a” versus the long “a”). The advice above is good if you have the opportunity. I also have colleagues who will take the opportunity to direct questions to me during a meeting and pronounce my name correctly. Sometimes that doesn’t work and I have to step in and be blunt about it. It’s always awkward and there’s no getting around it because people feel bad. But it is what it is - I’d much rather follow up someone’s question to me with “oh, it’s [my name]” than have it mispronounced forever. That’s just awkward for everyone. This might be why I have given my kids very common names, ha ha. [/quote]
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