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AITA for Being Called Out Over My Normal Name? I went to the pharmacy today to pick up my prescription, and I have a pretty standard name with a typical spelling let’s say it’s Chloe (just an example, not my real name).
When I reached the counter, the lady asked for my name, so I said, “Chloe.” After a bit of a struggle with the checkout machine, she asked me to spell it out. Then, she got annoyed and said, “Why didn’t you tell me your name starts with a C? You could’ve saved me a lot of time.”
She had been trying to spell my name with a K the entire time and got irritated that I had the usual spelling of Chloe.
(Just to clarify, my real name isn’t any form of Caitlyn or Catherine, in case you’re wondering.)
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A woman went to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription and encountered an unexpected situation. She has a common name with a typical spelling let’s say it’s Chloe (though that’s not her real name).
When she reached the counter, the pharmacy clerk asked for her name, and she simply responded, “Chloe.” After the clerk spent a minute fiddling with the checkout machine, she asked the woman to spell her name. When she did, the clerk became frustrated and said, “Why didn’t you tell me your name starts with a C? You could’ve saved me a lot of time.”
It turned out that the clerk had been trying to spell her name with a K the entire time and got annoyed when she realized it was spelled the more common way.
(Just to clarify, the woman’s real name isn’t any variation of Caitlyn or Catherine.
Let’s find out: AITA for Being Called Out Over My Normal Name?
EdricStorm Writes:
I’ve made it a game. I WANT to see how they spell it. It’s not a legal document, I don’t care if they spell it wrong. It’s a starbucks drink, or a food order.
I have a pseudo-uncommon name. Like uncommon enough that it’s striking when it appears in media, but not so uncommon that people make note of it.
So far I’m up to I think eight different spellings that I’ve collected. It’s wild.
Ugh this!!! I got a customized gift from my MIL with my name spelled wrong. 😑 my name is not super common, but apparently where I’m from, most people spell it with an “e” at the end, and the amount of people that have literally told ME that my name is spelled WRONG just sends me.
engraved jewelry with her name on it — spelled incorrectly
That seems a bit passive-aggressive. I’m curious, how does she handle such gifts? If she were me, she would not be diplomatic.
Pretend my name is Elizabeth. I don’t use any nicknames. But an acquaintance insisted on calling me Lizzy, after I corrected her several times. Her (real) name is Daphne. So I insisted on calling her Daffy.
Ok-Candidate2921 Writes:
When I worked in health after a little bit I started just asking everyone’s parents how to spell their kids names…. Having an Ayvah (Ava) and jayk (Jack – surely jayk is Jake not Jack?!) that were the final straw for me and start of me asking everyone their spelling… (I’ve since come across people with names spelled that way and some in their early 20s that surprised me!) most given their youniqueness were used to it but on occasion when I would get an Emma that was an Emma or even once an Ava.. had parents ask me “umm how else would you spell it” .. big sigh from me and a “you’d be very surprised”
I wish I could share my extensive list I did make on my phone over the years but many of the good ones I do imagine (or hope) are the only ones with that name or spelling so it would be too identifying
Edit; just found out Ayvah is Arabic so I retract that for being tragedy but still part of reason I ask all spelling.
My husband’s family also misspells my name. And my daughter’s. They gave her engraved jewelry with her name on it — spelled incorrectly — more than once.
