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Maddie had a sub in PE yesterday.

The teacher called out names and when she got to Maddie, she said "Suck-hard." Maddie gently corrected her saying, it's "Sue-shard."
The teacher said, "No, I think it's "Suck-hard."

I've given up on anyone pronouncing my last name correctly. When they do, it's a pleasant surprise.

But you have to wonder where they found that substitute.....

Jeff was called "Suck-hard" in high school, when people call the house wanting me to buy something, they often ask for Mrs. Suck-hard.
The funniest thing was somebody misreading the "S" for an "F" and calling me Mrs. 'Fuck-hard."

What a winner.

Following up on Emma's observation that your complain too much, I'm curious if you've called the school about this incident, yet?



And I'm afraid I've been pronouncing your name as Su-chard (like the vegetable). I'll try to remember the correct way from now on.

MarleysGh0st wrote: Following up on Emma's observation that your complain too much, I'm curious if you've called the school about this incident, yet?

No, I did not. As a high school student, I feel that Maddie can complain for herself now, and thought the incident was more funny that mean.

I would like to think that I complain about important stuff.

Speaking of complaning, the Swastikas were finally painted over yesterday. When our librarian got to school yesterday, it was still up. She showed another teacher, who said that she was also going to complain to the front office.

By lunch-time, it still hadn't been painted.

A representative from the district came out to inspect the vandalism damages in the library and she mentioned it to him and he hadn't heard about it. He said that any graffiti that is of a "hate crime" nature should have been reported to the district by the school immediately. Within an hour the janitor was painting over it, though it is going to need several coats of paint and some sanding.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Jeff was called "Suck-hard" in high school, when people call the house wanting me to buy something, they often ask for Mrs. Suck-hard.
The funniest thing was somebody misreading the "S" for an "F" and calling me Mrs. 'Fuck-hard."

That's hilarious. Did the telemarketing person realize their mistake or did you just start laughing and bust them?

The one that amuses me the most are the folks who insist on calling my husband by my last name. I actually *did* take his name, but use both on bank accounts and a few things. It somehow stuck to him in the process. He gets an awful lot of junk mail addressed to Mr. Smith.

ladysoleil wrote:

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Jeff was called "Suck-hard" in high school, when people call the house wanting me to buy something, they often ask for Mrs. Suck-hard.
The funniest thing was somebody misreading the "S" for an "F" and calling me Mrs. 'Fuck-hard."

That's hilarious. Did the telemarketing person realize their mistake or did you just start laughing and bust them?

The one that amuses me the most are the folks who insist on calling my husband by my last name. I actually *did* take his name, but use both on bank accounts and a few things. It somehow stuck to him in the process. He gets an awful lot of junk mail addressed to Mr. Smith.

I started laughing and told them to read the name again.

I've gotten used to answering to Bob Ahhhhhhh....

So how did she feel knowing she had been pronouncing her name wrong all these years?

Those PE teachers know EVERYTHING. That's why they're PE teachers.

You mean it's not SuckHard?

Odyssey wrote:So how did she feel knowing she had been pronouncing her name wrong all these years?

Those PE teachers know EVERYTHING. That's why they're PE teachers.

I just saw an obituary for one of my PE teachers this morning. She had never married. I am not surprised by that news one iota.....

I use the less common French pronunciation of my first name. I was in the sixth grade before I found a teacher who could get it right. Now it is useful in screening telemarketers and for jokes about the capitol of Kentucky, as most people forget Frankfort and think Louisville.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I use the less common French pronunciation of my first name. I was in the sixth grade before I found a teacher who could get it right. Now it is useful in screening telemarketers and for jokes about the capitol of Kentucky, as most people forget Frankfort and think Louisville.

You pronounce your name "LOO-uh"???

That's how the locals pronounce the name of our fair city - LOO-uh-vul.

I have problems when people get my name right.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I use the less common French pronunciation of my first name. I was in the sixth grade before I found a teacher who could get it right. Now it is useful in screening telemarketers and for jokes about the capitol of Kentucky, as most people forget Frankfort and think Louisville.

I use the same screening method. If someone calls here and wants to speak with Gloria - I just say she is not here.

I especially love it when I get mail to Gloria Shuldiner.

That girl never existed.

I used to sign up for magazine subscriptions with the namer Sebastian Suchard or Lucy Suchard. When mail came to the cats, I knew that I could toss it. Lucy used to be approved for credit all of the time.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I use the less common French pronunciation of my first name.

Me, too. Of course, nobody else does.

Sincerely,
Zhoodeet

Used to have a lot of trouble with people mispronouncing my last name. Then a movie came out with a certain green ogre. Since then, not so much trouble, although it's spelled differently.

Does get some comments at times. Someone with small children was coming to my house once, and they told the kids they were going to see Mrs. S...... kids thought they were going to see Princess Fiona. Definitely NOT me.

Though most people call me Julie, my real first name is Julianna. Most people pronounce it Julie-ann-a, when it's supposed to be Julie-on-a. My maiden last name was always mispronounced too, so when I married Mr. SuckHard, I was used to having my name butchered.

Emma has it lucky, her first name doesn't get messed with that much.

Madeline is pretty straight forward, but people say Mad-e-line, though it's Mad-e-lynn. The press release for "1 vs 100" mispelled her name as Madeleine. Maddie is much easier for her to use, though sometimes people mispell it as Maddy.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: Madeline is pretty straight forward, but people say Mad-e-line, though it's Mad-e-lynn.

I always thought that it was pronounced Mad-e-line. I guess that children literature has lied to me once more.

I'm still laughing about the F-for-S switch.

Here (in New York) the local newscasters are very careful about pronouncing the "l" in "Suffolk County," even though no one pronounces it in real life.

The FCC has everyone nervous.

I say it Suffick

Do others say Suffuck?

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Though most people call me Julie, my real first name is Julianna. Most people pronounce it Julie-ann-a, when it's supposed to be Julie-on-a. My maiden last name was always mispronounced too, so when I married Mr. SuckHard, I was used to having my name butchered.

Emma has it lucky, her first name doesn't get messed with that much.

Madeline is pretty straight forward, but people say Mad-e-line, though it's Mad-e-lynn. The press release for "1 vs 100" mispelled her name as Madeleine. Maddie is much easier for her to use, though sometimes people mispell it as Maddy.

Ack! More bad habits I have to break. My apologies again to Julie-on-a Sue-shard and Mad-e-lynn Sue-shard.



Now, what odd pronunciation does Jeff use?

God, I love this thread.

peacock2121 wrote:I say it Suffick

Do others say Suffuck?

You are a refined up-stater.

We live in the land of Joey Buttafuco and Alec Baldwin.