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Posted - 10/20/2006 : 13:11:50
As I myself am a 'Brian', not Bryan (that spelling doesn't count in this case, as you will read), I am wondering if anyone else shares my problem.
The problem:
People always spell my name 'brain'. It is by turns funny and unnerving...slightly embarrasing for some reason. I don't get it. And it happens CONSTANTLY. All the time! "Brain, can you stop by my office before you leave work?"....or...ATTN: BRAIN F.
The most annoying example was the fact that my own boss spelled my name 'brain' when creating my travel profile at work. It was a fiasco having American Airlines change my name in their system from 'brain' to Brian, because I couldn't prove adequately over the telephone that I was in fact a person and not a cerebellum.
Sometimes I try to see the humor in it, but the more I think about it, the more I lose my name mind over it. Anyone else suffer this misfortune?
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| Carl |
Posted - 11/17/2006 : 12:22:28
I'm Brian and so is my wife!!
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 11/17/2006 : 05:05:27
About an hour ago I had to pull someone up at work for spelling Brian as brain. She said she always does it.
She can 'always' do it at home now until she finds herself a new job. Silly moo.
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/16/2006 : 18:47:46
every body posted in my thread so i get to post in this one. my name is not bryan or brian or brain, but i'm posting anyways. you know sometimes you hear of guys named john johnson, willy williams, or pete peters; did you ever meet a guy named bryan o'brien, i bet there is one.
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 11/11/2006 : 09:37:51
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
I've had my last name pronounced "Kasperitis"
A friendly ghost disease?
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| switchy |
Posted - 10/25/2006 : 15:35:51
quote:
Originally posted by switchy
i think i'll start spelling my name Gavyn. that's cool, right? like "vinyl" almost? :P
i was just joking when i said that yesterday.. then last night i was watching a movie, and as the end credits rolled, something caught my eye.. that's right, a "Gavyn" was listed. crazy. just hours after i invented that name using my creative genius, someone is named it.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 17:16:57
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Originally posted by Broken Face
Sean makes sense because that is how it is pronounced in its native country, Scotland. Shawn/Shaun is lust lazy.
-Brian - http://bvsrant.blogspot.com
isn't it irish?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean
wow, sean (with an accent above a or e) comes from john? didn't know this.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 16:21:22
My co-worker's 16-year-old niece got knocked up back in Missouri and insisted on naming the baby, a girl, "bree-anne," splled "Brian." True story.
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 15:15:39
My dad gets letters addressed to Mr Brian Cliff. People are retards.
 Numberwang? |
| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 14:49:58
My dad's name is Shannon. He's constantly being called "Shawn" (or however you want to spell it).
"Is someone gonna come kick the ball, like in Charlie Brown?"
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 14:25:05
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Never seen that one, but it makes more sense than Sean I suppose.
Sean should rhyme with Dean. Because God help anyone that pronounces my name as 'Dawn'.
 "Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you."
You've never seen Shaun of the Dead?
Sean makes sense because that is how it is pronounced in its native country, Scotland. Shawn/Shaun is lust lazy.
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| darwin |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 14:21:23
I thought Shaun was common.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 14:16:40
Never seen that one, but it makes more sense than Sean I suppose.
Sean should rhyme with Dean. Because God help anyone that pronounces my name as 'Dawn'.
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| darwin |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 14:08:16
What about Shaun? |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 13:58:40
See, and I think I like Shawn better than 'Sean'. How the heck is 'Sean' given an 'h' and 'w' sound?
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| jimmy |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 13:20:58
As far as Brian/ Brain goes, I can see how it's an easy mistake to make. Brain looks right, it's a word, and when the B is capitalized it looks a lot like Brian.
What bothers me is Marks who spell their name with a c, and Seans that spell their name Shawn- Seans that spell Sean with an accent mark over the the a- they're the worst. |
| switchy |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 13:08:33
Bryan is cool. it makes me think of the Brawny paper towel lumberjack for some reason.
i think i'll start spelling my name Gavyn. that's cool, right? like "vinyl" almost? :P
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Posted - 10/24/2006 : 09:10:53
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Originally posted by vilainde
... My wife's cousin finally decided to call me Tennis. Well, it's always better than p... never mind.
Denis
Pennis? As in Gayvin?
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His name is Dalton. He's got a degree in philosophy.
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| vilainde |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 08:47:10
My step-family have a hard time writing down and pronouncing my name for some reason (well apart from the fact that they're mexican). Everytime we receive a letter from them my name's spelled differently: Dennis, Denny, Deni... My wife's cousin finally decided to call me Tennis. Well, it's always better than p... never mind.
Denis
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| TRANSMARINE |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 08:37:59
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Originally posted by vilainde
I tried to write "brian" several times very fast and these are the typos I came with:
berian
rbain
brinan
brina
brai,n
brain
brianbn
briazn
brnain
bnrian
Denis
Cute, Dentist.
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His name is Dalton. He's got a degree in philosophy.
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| TRANSMARINE |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 08:37:03
Sorta offtopic, but one of my best pals of almost 25 years is named BRYAN. I still prefer the "i" version. Having a 'y' in the middle of your name is sorta like a question in the middle of your name. Having an "i" is more like an exclaimation mark punctuating the name...even though it is an upside-down exclaimation mark.
Also, when I answer the phone at work and state 'Brian speaking", people think I am saying "Frank speaking"! What the fuck?! I guess that's nobody's fault but my own. However. Brian hardly sounds like Frank. In my ear.
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His name is Dalton. He's got a degree in philosophy.
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| vilainde |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 08:35:55
I tried to write "brian" several times very fast and these are the typos I came with:
berian
rbain
brinan
brina
brai,n
brain
brianbn
briazn
brnain
bnrian
Denis
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| Oil Boy |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 08:25:46
Another Brian here... constantly spelled Brain. My first week on my job a big status was sent to the department introducing "Brain" to everyone. A few people sarcastically call me "Brain" as a joke.
It still beats Bryan though... that's just wrong. |
| switchy |
Posted - 10/23/2006 : 16:17:42
or havin'.. like, "Gavin likes havin' fun gabbin' with Lindsey Daven(port)."
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 10/23/2006 : 08:20:55
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Originally posted by vilainde
Uh? How do you pronounce Gavin?
Denis
Rhymes with gabbin'.
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 10/23/2006 : 07:51:15
Dean Katstevens.
Gayvin is much better, you big gay.
Numberwang? |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 10/23/2006 : 07:32:52
I've had my last name pronounced "Kasperitis" and many other variants including letters that don't belong in my last name. Which makes so little sense it frightens me. Also "Katserious" is a perennial favourite.
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| vilainde |
Posted - 10/23/2006 : 00:21:17
Uh? How do you pronounce Gavin?
Denis
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| Erebus |
Posted - 10/22/2006 : 19:23:35
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Originally posted by starmekitten
A story my mother is fond of telling runs like this: On my first day at nursery-school the teacher directed me to my peg where I was to hang my bag and coat. "It has your name on it, see!" said the teacher. "That's not my name" says I and refuse to hang my bag or coat there because they've spelt it Theresa and I wouldn't have any of it.
The h thing happens a lot. Fools.
That's funny, and not difficult to imagine. I bet your mother has more stories to tell.
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| switchy |
Posted - 10/22/2006 : 14:31:06
recently a guy on another forum i'm on misquoted John Frusciante in his signature: "I resent having my brian tell me what to do." eventually he corrected it, but it was funny for a while.
my name is Gavin and sometimes english-as-a-second-language people will mispronounce it "GAY vin". which is bothersome. not that there's anything wrong with that.
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| pixiestu |
Posted - 10/22/2006 : 07:27:55
Luckily I don't get 'Stewart' much. Or if people are unsure when needing to spell it they will usually ask about the spelling.
I supppose it's simple when you listen to the pronunciation. My name is pronounced with a "Styoo" sound, not a "Stew" sound.
I mustn't say it correctly myself though, the other week this lad asked me my name and I said "Stuart", to which he replied "Joe?" 
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| Luis Bunuel |
Posted - 10/21/2006 : 20:30:04
Weird, see, my name is Brain, and people think my name is Brian all the time, if I had a dollar for every time I had to say, "Actually. it's 'Brain'", I'd be a rich man by now. Us Brains are the ones who have it really bad!  |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 10/21/2006 : 14:25:47
A story my mother is fond of telling runs like this: On my first day at nursery-school the teacher directed me to my peg where I was to hang my bag and coat. "It has your name on it, see!" said the teacher. "That's not my name" says I and refuse to hang my bag or coat there because they've spelt it Theresa and I wouldn't have any of it.
The h thing happens a lot. Fools. |
| darwin |
Posted - 10/21/2006 : 11:54:00
I use to live in Bryan. Fascinating, I know. |
| BLT |
Posted - 10/21/2006 : 11:11:29
Hey Brians. Brian here.
I feel your pain, Brians. I wish I had five bucks for every time someone spelled my name wrong. Back in kindergarten and first grade, all the kids would exchange those cheap one-page valentine cards and half of mine would be spelled "Brain."
Still I'm happy my parents decided to use "i" instead of "y." There's something unsettling about the use of "y" as a vowel in the middle of a word. Not coincidentally, I knew a Bryan in junior high school and he was a real dork.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 10/21/2006 : 10:36:36
When I introduce myself to people they often ask, "Steve?" Which isn't offensive at all, but I wanted to participate.
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
