I call him Paul because he looks like a Paul. Though his name is Rick and I know it is, my mind keeps registering Paul when I see him. he is starting to get aggrivated but its hard to call him Rick. Does anyone else have this problem with someone they know? Is it wrong I keep doing it?
2007-03-30 07:26:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Yes, I've done it. One poor guy I know is named Bruce, but he is SO NOT a Bruce -- I keep accidentally calling him George! He's OK with it though -- I explained and he understands. I work real hard to do it right now!
2007-03-30 07:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. My name is Rick and this guy named Gus always refers to me as Paul for some reason. I've never corrected him because the guy's in a wheelchair.
2007-03-30 14:54:03 · answer #2 · answered by Aubie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every time, I am not exaggerating, someone calls me by the wrong name they call me Scott. Scott is not close to my real name. Whenever I ask why they tell me I look like a Scott. What does a Scott look like?
2007-03-30 16:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha yes! happens to me all the time. I have this problem of making up names for people instead of just calling them by their real names. Like this guy i know named Lawrence, I call him Claude for no apparent reason. :/
2007-03-30 14:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by Satellite Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my former coworkers called me a Roberta forever - of course, my name isn't Roberta. But she told me that I just looked like a Roberta. I have no idea why either! LOL
I also had a former boss whose name is Carla and I kept wanting to call her Carol. It was really hard to call her by her real name too.
2007-03-30 14:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by Widowzpeak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes if a person reminds me of someone else I will call them by the other person's name. I have to keep apologizing too.
2007-03-30 15:36:08 · answer #6 · answered by Tonya W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've done it. I knew a women named Julie, but she looked like a Linda to me and I could never think of her as a Julie. I would try to refrain from actually call her Linda though.
2007-03-30 15:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by return1969 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least you didn't make the mistake of calling a "she" a "he"!
I did that once by accident - the girl's name was Reggie and she was very large and male looking - I honestly thought it was a guy. I was so embarrassed when she told me she was a she, not a he.
2007-03-30 14:50:09 · answer #8 · answered by Kiwi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've done that a lot for the same reason. It is probably best not to call him by any name until you have internalized his name.
2007-03-30 14:32:31 · answer #9 · answered by MONK 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha. That's very funny...
I have a shocking memory for names (and everything else, frankly). I was convinced a girl in this department was called Lynne. I got quite cross when she insisted she wasn't.
...she wasn't.
2007-03-30 14:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by Wild About Harry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋