My name is Tim, but call me Tom

My name is Tim, but call me Tom

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DrDoofenshmirtz

Original Poster:

15,186 posts

199 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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My name is Tim.
But all my life, people have mistakenly, on occasion, called me Tom. Not once or twice, at least once a fortnight someone will call me Tom.
It's usually people who I've met before but they probably can't quite remember my name, so they call me Tom.

I can completely understand people being unable to pronounce a name...I mean my wife is Irish and called Siobhán FFS (Still not quite sure how you get 'shi-vawn' from that, but anyway) - Tim? Obviously anyone can pronounce that, it's just they seem to confuse it with Tom.

Any other Tims share my life long hate of all Toms?

valiant

10,068 posts

159 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Tom, you need to calm down mate.

Who is this Tim fellow anyway?

RemaL

24,967 posts

233 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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is that you Barbra ?

elanfan

5,516 posts

226 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Need to get yourself a Tim Tim they're great!

Axionknight

8,505 posts

134 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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DAVE?

soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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A name badge? hehe

pti

1,694 posts

143 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Come on Tom, what did you really expect from this thread?
wink

technodup

7,576 posts

129 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Come to Scotland then, we don't do Tom's here. But we definitely don't do Tim's (there are a few but it's a different Tim altogether). Get used to Tam.

ApOrbital

9,942 posts

117 months

DrDeAtH

3,586 posts

231 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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DrDoofenshmirtz said:
I can completely understand people being unable to pronounce a name...I mean my wife is Irish and called Siobhán FFS (Still not quite sure how you get 'shi-vawn' from that, but anyway)
The Gaelic pronunciation of bh results in a v sound... The â will give an aw sound

Thus... Sio (sho) bh(v) ân (awn)


Rock on Tommy.....

Rickyy

6,618 posts

218 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Introductions often go as follows:

"Hi, I'm Ricky"

"Hello Richard, nice to meet you"

"No, my parents actually had awful taste and called me Ricky, then Eastenders ruined my life"


Spare tyre

9,458 posts

129 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Yeah yeah very interesting, but how many advisories did you get?

DWS

657 posts

217 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Nice but dim!

stuartmmcfc

8,653 posts

191 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Through out my life people have called me Steven.
I'm often to embarrassed to correct them and this causes them to carry on calling me Steven until someone corrects them which causes even worse embarrassment for everyone..

red_slr

17,122 posts

188 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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Axionknight said:
DAVE?

Nice But Dim

456 posts

206 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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DWS said:
Nice but dim!
You called ?!

vx220

2,689 posts

233 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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technodup said:
Come to Scotland then, we don't do Tom's here. But we definitely don't do Tim's (there are a few but it's a different Tim altogether). Get used to Tam.
Surely "Tim The Enchanter" is Scottish?

Edited by vx220 on Monday 27th July 07:05

gazza285

9,780 posts

207 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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I've got the same first name as my old man, so I've been known by my second name by everyone that knows me, and my first by everyone that doesn't.

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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My name is jas. Pronounced jazz. I get called all different names. Jay, jess, and God knows what else. Life is too short to correct them. I am more worried about when I can have a decent car smile

GeordieSPG

69 posts

108 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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I'm Stewart.

About 80% of the time dealing with non-UK people by email, I get Steward (despite my full name being in my email address).