tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post5835163601002565388..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: What's in a Name?Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-35782884321979638932007-10-25T13:14:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:14:00.000-04:00sherry:Amazing that you can pronounce Breithaupt -...sherry:<BR/>Amazing that you can pronounce Breithaupt - and knew someone with that last name. (Whoever it is, I'm sure we're related somehow.)<BR/>I suspect when people mispronounce your name, they just weren't listening properly.<BR/>Going from Elisabeth to Liz is a giant leap - one that you (hurray!) corrected on your own.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-13836124312918604692007-10-25T12:06:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:06:00.000-04:00Obviously being new to your world, I am just seein...Obviously being new to your world, I am just seeing this post because of the link. I feel for you (and oh yes, I can pronounce your maiden name..worked with someone by that name many eons ago!) and completely understand your feelings about a short form that is not your short form. One of my best friends is Elizabeth and when we first met I had called her Liz when I was in a hurry for something.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-81967418828080751692006-11-13T15:01:00.000-05:002006-11-13T15:01:00.000-05:00My "real" name is Deanna, and it gets mangled all ...My "real" name is Deanna, and it gets mangled all the time: Donna, Dana, Deena, Diana, Darlene, I could go on.<br /><br />But in high school, many, many friends started calling me "D", which I REALLY hated, and now it's too late to have them stop. Oh well, at least they're not calling me "b" for "b....".Deanna McFaddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697013097418998187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-2410645082284466762006-11-13T13:40:00.000-05:002006-11-13T13:40:00.000-05:00I detest the name "Barbie". I have all my life. ...I detest the name "Barbie". I have all my life. I let one person get away with calling me "Barbie" when I was an adult and it mushroomed to other friends! I still don't like it but I've come to accept it as a term of affection. But.....I might like you just a tad better if you call me Barb or BarbaraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027582629262216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-2449491917882426302006-11-10T10:37:00.000-05:002006-11-10T10:37:00.000-05:00You forgot Sheiba - an easily understandable deriv...You forgot Sheiba - an easily understandable derivative of Elisabeth..........ok, so maybe not so much. Bottom line, people, respect that fact that the owner of each name knows exactly how to pronounce it, and take no liberties unless invited to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com