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Dr. Heide StollbergThe company name is only visible to registered members.How to spell your name?
Dear all,
Does somebody else here has a similar problem as I have it? Only very few Swedes spell my Christian name right, even when they have it written in front of them they do it wrong (I think it's quite an easy name). Is this some kind of nonchalance or carelessness? Funny thing, I never have this problem with foreigners, for whom the name might be more unusual. I must admit, I get angry every time, because this also happens in the bank, at the authorities, etc.
Have a nice working week,
Heide
- 23 Jul 2007, 07:54 am
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Alis GranceaThe company name is only visible to registered members.Re: How to spell your name?
Hej Heide!
Just spell it for them with names: Helge Erik Ivar David Erik Sigurd Tore Olof Ludwig x2 Bertil Erik Rudolf Gustav.
You have to understand they pronounce different the letters than we do, so they do not mean any offense by misspelling your name :) Just take a deep breath and spell it for them before they annoy you again :))
All the best!
Alis
- 16 Sep 2007, 12:18 pm
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Dr. Heide StollbergThe company name is only visible to registered members.
Re^2: How to spell your name?
To help spelling it when I only say my name - of course, thats only polite. Besides, my name is not different from typical Nordic names, the pronounciation is identical.
Funny thing that they spell it wrong in answers to letters where I sign clearly, i.e. written on computer, not by hand!!
/Heide
- 18 Sep 2007, 1:50 pm
