Don't you hate it when people mispronounce your name?

Question

My name is Jabe, and everyone says it wrong.

Answer 1

Yes --

Answer 2

The first day of 8th grade. August 11, 2006. Third period social studies.

Teacher: Um... (mispronounces Chinese name)
Me: I go by Caroline.
Teacher: You go by what?
Me: I go by Caroline.
Teacher: You wanna go where?
Me: I GO BY CAROLINE!!!

Not the first time. I always have to correct teachers on the first day of school when they mispronounce my Chinese name and say I go by Caroline. Then sometimes they mispronounce it. Last year, my language arts teacher always pronounced Caroline "Carolyn"... Shes not the only one. Hate it? Of course.

Answer 3

My first name is common,my last name everyone gets wrong,I'm used to it,it doesn't bother me anymore.

Answer 4

I hate when people get my name wrong

Answer 5

yes mine is mia and ppl say my-a which is soooo wrong it is said Me-a
when i is followed by an a it makes an e sound

Answer 6

Yeah. I hate it when people put a hard G in AnGela.
ticks me off everytime.

Answer 7

yes its crazy becuz everyone knows how to say latonya but for some reason they get confused when they see lasonya

Answer 8

Well...you can blame your parents. In the time it took me to write "well...you can blame your parents." I figured atleast 3 ways to pronounce it.

Answer 9

Yes. Moreover if the person is very close to me.

Answer 10

Yea, and they constantly do it after I pronounce it for them when they ask my name.

Answer 11

i know same hereeee. my name is Gunel and you have to say it as Goonel, but ppl always say Ganel that makes me mad man