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to think that an adult should be able to pronounce my sons' name properly.......

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Psychomum5 · 29/04/2008 09:22

arghhhhhhh

everyday this I speak to this man (in fact he is the husband of a good friend but also ).

he is a nice enough chap (ooh, get me sounding all posh), and at the moment is being fab as I have no car and he is helping with my school runs, so I cannot complain toooooo much, (or can I).

welllllllllllllll........

he talks to me, talks to DS2, speaks ABOUT DS2, says his name, and then laughs, all because he reckons he has a problem with speaking......well.....his problem isn;t any other words except JACOB, which for some reason he says as JACUM.....arghhh.

he is told by my son, and by me, repeatedly, that it is JACOB, he says sorry, and then says it sloooooowly, saying it with the B really obviously, and then in the next breath he gets it wrong AGAIN...

even my son, with his hands on his hips, tells him that he is wrong and that his name is Jacob, and no-one else gets it wrong (well, friends kiddies do but that is normal.....most of 'em can;t even say their own name's properly), but A GROWN MAN??????? >

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Psychomum5 · 29/04/2008 21:09

see...now children getting it wrong I understand....my DD1 (megan) called herself 'mennon' for YEARS (and was soooo cute too), so I really find kiddies pronunciation sweet.

adults however............now they shouold be beaten into submission!!!!

((or am I))

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dizzydixies · 29/04/2008 21:14

same here dd2 called dd1 Geegee for ages and now she is Alla, which is nearly right!

am posting you some rescue remedy in the morning

Charmander · 29/04/2008 21:19

I worked with someone who always said Jampes instead of James. He could not change it because he could not hear what he was doing wrong. He was dyslexic but i don't know if that is relevant.

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Psychomum5 · 29/04/2008 21:22

wine would hit the spot better!!!!

and the bottle would make a good tool after...!!!!

altho, if drunk, I would stop caring I reckon!!!

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hatrick · 29/04/2008 21:29

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dizzydixies · 29/04/2008 21:31

hatrick just realised the name combo I told you we liked earlier gives potential bump initials CJD

would need to stick in another middle name if a boy lol

hatrick · 29/04/2008 21:35

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Psychomum5 · 29/04/2008 21:46

hatrick....is your DD's name shortened from anything, or Thea in it's own right??

am interested as it can be a shortened version of my name in some books, yet most look at me as tho I am insane if I mention it and shorten my name to lea......

I like Thea!!!

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hatrick · 29/04/2008 21:49

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sweetkitty · 29/04/2008 21:49

dizzy - are you discussing potential names????? come on spill

No I just think he cannot say her name properly no one calls her the other name now.

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Psychomum5 · 29/04/2008 21:50

alethea

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dizzydixies · 29/04/2008 21:57

kitty was trying to pick hatricks brains as everyone comments on what good taste she has in names

i've still got the boys names we'd chosen as we've never had a chance to use them!!

cassius
jude
reuben
corin
caleb
roan

girls, am completely stuck on

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:58

Psycho, what happened to your car?

Caleb gets called Calem all the time! See we have the same problem with the 'b' at the end, even though I pronounce it very well!

He also gets called 'Cay lub' Aaarrgghh, it's prounounced 'Cay leb' there is no 'u' in his name!!

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:58

Psycho, what happened to your car?

Caleb gets called Calem all the time! See we have the same problem with the 'b' at the end, even though I pronounce it very well!

He also gets called 'Cay lub' Aaarrgghh, it's prounounced 'Cay leb' there is no 'u' in his name!!

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:58

Psycho, what happened to your car?

Caleb gets called Calem all the time! See we have the same problem with the 'b' at the end, even though I pronounce it very well!

He also gets called 'Cay lub' Aaarrgghh, it's prounounced 'Cay leb' there is no 'u' in his name!!

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:58

Psycho, what happened to your car?

Caleb gets called Calem all the time! See we have the same problem with the 'b' at the end, even though I pronounce it very well!

He also gets called 'Cay lub' Aaarrgghh, it's prounounced 'Cay leb' there is no 'u' in his name!!

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:58

Psycho, what happened to your car?

Caleb gets called Calem all the time! See we have the same problem with the 'b' at the end, even though I pronounce it very well!

He also gets called 'Cay lub' Aaarrgghh, it's prounounced 'Cay leb' there is no 'u' in his name!!

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:58

Psycho, what happened to your car?

Caleb gets called Calem all the time! See we have the same problem with the 'b' at the end, even though I pronounce it very well!

He also gets called 'Cay lub' Aaarrgghh, it's prounounced 'Cay leb' there is no 'u' in his name!!

Squirdle · 29/04/2008 21:59

Oooo Err, what happened there!!!

I know I have to repeat myself a lot, but even thats going a bit too far for me

sweetkitty · 29/04/2008 21:59

I like Caleb and Reuben

dizzydixies · 29/04/2008 22:00

so does squirdle apparently lol

hatrick · 29/04/2008 22:00

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Squirdle · 29/04/2008 22:01

Cleb is a v. v. cool name Sweetkitty

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Psychomum5 · 29/04/2008 22:01

squirdle....you were keen to bump my thread!!!!!

arghhhhh about the car....the electrics have gone.....if Si takes his foot off the excelerator it grinds to an instant halt, and also, it tells us we are going zero miles an hour instead of teling us a speed (which could come in handy for speeding fines)

tut and ......is gonna be at least friday beofre we get the car back now!!!

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Squirdle · 29/04/2008 22:01

Ha ha Hatrick, she is unique