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Masculine/feminine versions of names

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MaybeHeIsMyCat · 28/01/2022 12:19

This is a bit random but I have been riled today by being called the masculine version of my name twice within one morning Grin
I've never had an issue before. Past few years, NOBODY can get my name right, and it's an easy name. Do people not learn masculine/feminine versions now or... WTF is going on
my name is never used for a male (think Samantha/Samuel) and I'm starting to get really fucked off with people constantly getting it wrong Angry
It's not even a spelling error, it's the actual pronunciation and people wonder why I don't answer when they shout Samuel at me

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1940s · 28/01/2022 12:36

What's your name. Hard to suss if I can sympathise with those making the mistake or not...

Eg Alexandra and Alexander may be difficult for non English speakers

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MaybeHeIsMyCat · 28/01/2022 12:38

@1940s would rather not type it out but if I say it starts with a D and there is 2 versions, one for males, one for females and the female version ends LLE... (just so it doesn't show in search and I can NC!)
It's not just none English speakers, it's starting to become constant

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SarahAndQuack · 28/01/2022 13:28

That's infuriating.

I get something similar - the first part of my surname is similar to, but not the same as, a fairly common male name. Like say I'm Sarah Jonson. I get emails to Dr John Son. I know for sure it's related to the Dr bit because people assume Drs are men (it doesn't happen when I use Ms). Is there some kind of idiot-brain masculine association with you that might contextualise this fuckwittery?

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MaybeHeIsMyCat · 28/01/2022 13:34

@SarahAndQuack

That's infuriating.

I get something similar - the first part of my surname is similar to, but not the same as, a fairly common male name. Like say I'm Sarah Jonson. I get emails to Dr John Son. I know for sure it's related to the Dr bit because people assume Drs are men (it doesn't happen when I use Ms). Is there some kind of idiot-brain masculine association with you that might contextualise this fuckwittery?

Nope. Not that I can think of? I mean half the time I'm stood in front of them and I have 34K tits so... Grin
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SarahAndQuack · 28/01/2022 13:37

Well, then there's no help, they're just incorrigibly daft.

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