My name
IS my name that hard to pronounce and understand. For those whodont know me its Shauli (pronounced shoe-lee, or ryhmes with Julie) anyway seems like everytime I recieve a callback from soemone who IO left a message for (work related) they cant even begin to pronounce my name. I know what you're thinking, that I speak to fast or slur my speech. but I don't, i say my name slow, and i REPEAT IT!! if this keeps up I just may have to chnage my name..any good ideas?
posted by Just Shu @ 4:20 PM
14 comments
14 Comments:
Hmmm....How about Mohammed or Cadence or Jameel?
-OC
Most people with use an "American" sounding one sylabal name. You could go by Shaul (pronaunced shawl) or, just deal with the Shoooleee
i changed my name at work for that reason. everyone calls me Ari because they cant say Arye without butchering it.
just go by Zacks. I think half the people I know think my first name is Zack and they dont know my last name.
How about Magglio? Seems to be popular.
magglio may just as difficult
you know the sesame street skit where they have muppets pushing two words together from both sides?
shoe.......lee
shoe....lee
shoe...lee
shoe-lee?
shoe-lee!!!!
You could go by Saul or Mo. Zack is a good one but what if they ask for your last name. Zack Zacks? Or you could be Zack Shauli. People seem to have an easier time with weird last names. Maybe they will think you are Asian. Zack Shoo Lee.
Oooh yeah, I like that idea.
thanks marc-
I've been usuaing teh name Sol Zacks, and it doesnt seem right. Everytime i say saol, i think of the really old guy in oceans 11.
As you should. How about if they can't pronounce your name, just tell them to call you Superman? No? Then, just S or S-man. I've had plenty of problems with people mispronouncing my name in the States. I just keep repeating the correction. If they can't get it right, I say that I'm sorry the person they're looking for isn't home or doesn't live here and to call back later. Caller ID is a wonderful thing.
-OC
except that this is business, and I need to speak with the peope who call me
When I meet people in person, they have no problem with my name, just over the phone. Of course you didnt have a problem with my name, its ryhmes with yours.
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Sorry, I'm out of it. I haven't been to Shauli's blog in awhile. Menachem, that was 3-2-1 Contact!
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