Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

Why is the name "Gaynor" so difficult for the Canadians to understand ?????

Sofar today I have had:

Dane
Jayne
Dana
Gail

Sorry had to vent :eek:

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Sorry Jill what are you trying to say?

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Its NOT Jill its Maynard:sneaky:

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I know, my husband has the same problem, his name is Sandy and they never get it right, one contractor kept calling him Randy, how did he know:rofl:

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I used to like wine gums

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I Like wine and guns. Does that count?

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Whats wrong did the doctor stop you from drinking:rofl:

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its your/our accents,,, im Graham, get called Brian, Ryan a lot

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It's for Jill to decide...

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You should see what they do with "Eamonn"! The number of blank stares or "excuse me sir" comments that generates is quite amusing! :D

Eamonn

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Well you dont look black , Ay Mon :p

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:rofl:

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I am so sorry for the thread drift...Especially as it was the first post but hopefully you smiled and if not...It was butch's fault.

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When I was working with were corresponding with a lawyer in England called Gillian. She signed her letters "Gill" which I pronounce the same as Jill, but the Canadians thought it was gill - as in the things fish have!

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Not to worry Jack :p

I'll forgive you Bill :rofl:

Jill wants to go up the hill :eek:

Livermanl - it is ALWAYS BC's fault :rofl::rofl:

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Yeah blame me, oh whilst we're blaming me for things I peed on the rug too :o

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Must get you some incontinence diapers you old fart :eek:

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Probably because it's an uncommon name in Canada. Nobody is expecting to hear the name "Gaynor", so they mentally substitute the nearest equivalent. My wife's name has a common pronunciation, but is an unusual spelling variant, so she has related problems at times.

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Just remember young lady you are STILL a year older than me on paper


:p

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Yeah but I look good for my age :eek::rofl:

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I thought that was just the 'change' you were going through. :confused:

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better to be HOT than not !!:eek:

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Hey Gaynor,

i had the same problem with Kae - it was either keye 'as in eye' ! 'gay' or kate

then i was informed they liked my accent and had to get one !!!

has anyone heard a strong boltonian accent ???

haha

k

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That is SO hot. :wub::wub::wub:

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I have a Mancunian Accent - get sooooo sick of people saying "You sound so much like Sally Webster off Coronation Street" :eek: God I hate the woman :eek:

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Went to Canadian Wholesale tonight, at the checkout the girl said "Home or Business?" I replied "Home", she then looked at me like this :blink: and said "sorry?", I said "H O M E", she then said "oh" and carried on.... :o

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Sorry, Gaymo, but who is sally Webster?

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Ok so whats do difficult about DAWN!!! I've had dorn, doying, down.....even when i spell it out it just doesnt register

The best thing ive heard here, one english guy i know said someone butted into his conversation in an elevator and said he sounded like the queen! :rofl::rofl:

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The Queen or A Queen? (It wasnt CH was it????? :p)

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Change your name to sunrise people understand that more here :thumbup: Livermanl here to rename!!!

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Oh, thats a good one. Canadians pronounce "Dawn" (among other things, a girl's name) and Don (among other things several rivers) identically.

So what?

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I get Kyle (Carl) and when I correct them they say "Charles". And I go: "Yeah. Its Kyle" :D

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I've heard Gaylord before, but never Gaynor.

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I've seen Gaynor - on another forum. This Gaynor happened to live in Australia (don't know whether born there or expat).

How is Gaynor pronounced "properly"?

My name is very common in the US ("Amy") and I get Ammy, Emmy, Annie, Emily and more chucked at me. With three letters, you'd think people would write it correctly, but I've seen anything from Amie (with a little heart instead of a dot over the 'i') to Any.

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Was called that many a time when I was younger:blink:

"Gay""nor" :rofl::rofl:

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My husband is called Graeme and he get the same thing. Or Americans or Canadians pronounce it 'Gram' too?!? :blink:

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No doubt my son (Charles) will get called Kyle then! :lol:

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God help them when my family come along ;)

My name is Kirsty

My 2 year old son is called Archie (after his grandfather)

couldn't get anymore Scottish if you tried

Hubby is called Stephen - very world wide I suppose

Daughter is Aimee - spelt the French way, always get it spelt wrong by others even though its very common worldwide

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My first name isn't a problem because it's pretty common, even in Quebec.

My surname is a nightmare. It's very rare in Quebec. There is only one other of me in Gatineau and he must be quite new to the area. The problem is compounded by the way my name is spelled. It begins with a string of letters that is very familiar to the francophone eye but pronounced differently. People invariably get it badly wrong.

I had the "love your accent" bit yesterday.

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My work colleague's first name is Lloyd and many of our francophone clients call him 'Lloyds' as in the bank....his name is often spelt 'Lloyds' on documents etc from people in QC.