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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.

You must be annoyed a lot.

No, I’ve actually never met someone who continually mispronounced my name after being corrected. I can’t imagine how rude someone would have to be to do that.

People with a different accent than you aren’t being rude and they aren’t mispronouncing anything. They’re saying your name in their accent.

This isn’t a My Fair Lady situation, and if you continually try to “correct” the way another person speaks, you are actually the one being rude.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you need to get over this or pick a new name. It won’t just be your mother in law saying it that way.

(I know a Laura who pronounces it larr-a as opposed to lore-a-it’s annoying for her that most people say it her non-preferred way and annoying for everyone else that she makes a big deal out of what are essentially regional variations in pronounciation.)

That's like the Andrea/Ahndrea/Ahn-Dray-a thing. Though your Laura should legally change her name to Lara and then everyone would pronounce it the way she wants.

Anonymous wrote:I knew a Shari who was very firm on the a being a short a like cat rather than Sh-airy. A big commitment by her!

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Anonymous wrote:Wesley is sooo popular in this area. I know at least 5 under 5. It’s fine if you don’t mind a popular name.

Most people want a popular name. Who would give their kid an unpopular name. That doesn’t make sense.

Anonymous wrote:OT but I find it so creepy when people name and announce unborn kids.

I don't think it's a big deal but you do, OP. You do sound like a first time mother and the caring along with hormones is natural. But you are going to drive yourself craZy.

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to get over this or pick a new name. It won’t just be your mother in law saying it that way.

(I know a Laura who pronounces it larr-a as opposed to lore-a-it’s annoying for her that most people say it her non-preferred way and annoying for everyone else that she makes a big deal out of what are essentially regional variations in pronounciation.)

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.

You must be annoyed a lot.

No, I’ve actually never met someone who continually mispronounced my name after being corrected. I can’t imagine how rude someone would have to be to do that.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is named Martin and when he was a baby it drove me crazy when people would pronounce it "Mar-in" with a glottal stop, to the point where i wanted a different name. Now I realize I was just hormonal. This won't bother you in a year or so.

This is literally why I nixed Martin, it would absolutely drive me crazy

Me tooooo! It's a shame, because I do like that name.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is named Martin and when he was a baby it drove me crazy when people would pronounce it "Mar-in" with a glottal stop, to the point where i wanted a different name. Now I realize I was just hormonal. This won't bother you in a year or so.

This is literally why I nixed Martin, it would absolutely drive me crazy

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Anonymous wrote:You’re going to have to let it go. That’s a very common pronunciation. It’s more of regional thing than an actual pronunciation, but also you can correct them by saying Wesley like Elvis Presley.

Won't work. I say Elvis Prezlee...it must be a regional accent.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.

You must be annoyed a lot.