My name is Tim, but call me Tom

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

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]

Tom, you need to calm down mate.

Who is this Tim fellow anyway?

[RemaL]

is that you Barbra ?

[elanfan]

Need to get yourself a Tim Tim they're great!

[Axionknight]

DAVE?

[soad]

A name badge?

[pti]

Come on Tom, what did you really expect from this thread?

[technodup]

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]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eucpZjDCat0

[DrDeAtH]

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]

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]

Yeah yeah very interesting, but how many advisories did you get?

[DWS]

Nice but dim!

[stuartmmcfc]

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]

Axionknight said:

DAVE?

[Nice But Dim]

DWS said:

Nice but dim!

You called ?!

[vx220]

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]

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]

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

[GeordieSPG]

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).