If people keep saying your name wrong, correct them kindly. Then do it again. Your name is worth the second ask.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

A mispronounced name is a small thing that adds up. Letting it slide once is easy, and after the fifth time it hardens into a version of you that you did not choose, worn in front of people who think they are being friendly. Most of them genuinely want to get it right and have simply not been corrected clearly.

Say it slowly, offer the sound they are missing, and stay warm about it. Then say it again next week if you have to, without apology. Repeating the ask is not rudeness, it is just how learning a new word works.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Have you corrected the people who still mispronounce your name?

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