Eh?
Sometimes people mispronounce my name, so here’s the deal.
Cliff - It’s a “ff” but with “Cli” in front of it, as and in the word “click”.
Jones - hmmm, let me see, let me see. You know “bones”? It’s like that with a J.
And yet, I often get called Chris, especially over the phone because of the tinny mikes and the interference, but NEVER, strangely, by Scottish people. Ever - they always seem to get it, even if they do say “Clef”.
To make life easier, I sometimes just call myself Clifford. Sigh.
“Cliff Jones”, on the phone, often gets repeated as “Christian”, or even wierder: “Christians”.
So if anyone calls me and asks for Christian, I know they have the right number and I correct them and say “It’s Cliff. Jones.”
No one has ever called to speak to “Christians”, but if they ever do I will say that we just fed the last one to the lions but the Emperor would like to issue a statement. And in 25 years of answering phones, this has never happened.
I also get called “Phil” a lot. Maybe it’s the F sound, I don’t know, but it happens more than is random. I have an F sound of my own for people who do that.
Apologies to anyone reads my Vox blog. This was the Vox Question of the Day yesterday and it prompted a This Is This-sized post over there, so I’m recycling it. Also, I have a day off work tomorrow, I’m blogging a book and it’s already gone midnight now as I write this.
Give me a break! It’s Valentines Day!
Love me, love my shortcuts.
February 14th, 2007 at 11:07 am
I get called Tracy more often than is random. Used to think it was because there were twin sisters named Tanya and Tracy in my school and people got mixed up. But they do it here in the UK. It happens all the time. And Tanya does NOT sound anything remotely like Tracy.
February 14th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Phil, as in Philistines, perhaps?
By the way, I finally did that Six Things tag, if you wanna check it out. Sorry for the delay!
February 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Getting all wanged out, eh, CJ? Lookit: YOU know who you are — you’re the guy inside. The name belongs to them. So long as there is no confusion about who’s being talked to, and your paycheck still go into a bank account you have access to, the way I look at it, you HAVE NO DOG IN THIS FIGHT and no rights here with this problem.
It could be you were misnamed as a fetus and the world community, in its infinite wisdom, is righting this overturned boat. But I don’t think so. I think you are just making the common mistake of confusing yourself with your name.
February 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
I’ve never called you Phil.
No, wait, I’ve called you. But not Phil.
Or Chris either. I don’t talk to Chris.