Gary Varga (10/29/2013)
Richard Warr (10/29/2013)
Sean Pearce (10/29/2013)
My name can be spelt a few different ways and I am used to people getting it wrong....You make a valid point but it reminds me of the actor Sean Bean. How on Earth is anybody not skilled in the nuances of English (including many who have it as a first language) supposed to get that one right?
He should choose to be called either "Shaun Born" or "Seen Been", any other combination is just stretching the point too far 😉
Is not the point that if someone was respectful then they would both be open to being corrected and make a reasonable attempt to apply it in their use?
Also, forget English...try Gaelic...Niamh anyone?
For the uninitiated, it's pronounced Neeve or a slight variation thereof.
When I was a teacher, the first time I took a particular class, I read out 'Sigh-o-bahn' from the register and got no answer, then at the end asked if anyone hadn't been called. 'Shavaughn' told me she hadn't. I took me quite by surprise that the Siobhan on my register was the 'Shavaugh' in front of me.