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How Many Names Have You Been Called in this Business?
How Many Names Have You Been Called in this Business?
I've been called a million of them.
Tri, Thi, Toni, Tani, Tina, Traci (huh?), and just today in a comment on my featured post, No Offense But I'm Sick of Your Offer, I was referred to as, Tre.  Thanks for the chuckle.  Since I've gone 37 years with this name, I thought I had seen or heard them all, but those of you who have an unusual name know it is the gift that just keeps on giving.  I generally have a very nonchalant attitude about mispronunciations and misspellings because it happens so frequently.  Although I will, at times, refuse to give my name to a Starbuck's Barista if I am pressed for time (Please just call me "Grande Frappuchino®.") 
I suppose my name is a bit deceiving.  It is short - three letters, but that unheard of double consonant throws everyone for a loop.  So even when people are not called upon to pronounce it, they feel drawn to "correct" it.  What I find most amusing is that even people who can't spell well will try to correct the spelling of my name.  I don't know what they are thinking ... more

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