Comments on: Name Confusion http://vesperfire.com/essays/2010-03/01-name-confusion/ Reflections on Life (Often Through a Funhouse Mirror) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ethan Moore http://vesperfire.com/essays/2010-03/01-name-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ethan Moore Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:13:46 +0000 http://vesperfire.com/essays/?p=1118#comment-76 Yes, you have to switch to something easy to spell. And I can see how fumbling the number in household question would cause funny looks too, though you’d think people could understand that more readily in an era with so many divorces and child custody sharing arrangements. Perhaps fumbling it twice was the real issue. :) Yes, you have to switch to something easy to spell. And I can see how fumbling the number in household question would cause funny looks too, though you’d think people could understand that more readily in an era with so many divorces and child custody sharing arrangements. Perhaps fumbling it twice was the real issue. :)

]]> By: Vanessa http://vesperfire.com/essays/2010-03/01-name-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Vanessa Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:57:34 +0000 http://vesperfire.com/essays/?p=1118#comment-75 Very interesting. I'm glad you found a name you like. My maiden name is the most common surname in America, while my married name is a Scottish "Mac" name, something like MacGonagall. Sometimes I'm not sure switching was a good idea. No matter how many times I give my last name as "MacGonagall, M-A-C", people still look under "Mc". This has caused some panicky moments at airports, and with businesses that manage things like my 401k. "What do you mean you have no record of me???" You can also get funny looks when you fumble the answer to "how many people in your household?" "Three", (wait, I should still count V even though she's at her mom's house now), "no, four", (and I had the baby last week, so he counts now), "I mean five. Yes, five. Five in our household." Very interesting. I’m glad you found a name you like.

My maiden name is the most common surname in America, while my married name is a Scottish “Mac” name, something like MacGonagall. Sometimes I’m not sure switching was a good idea. No matter how many times I give my last name as “MacGonagall, M-A-C”, people still look under “Mc”. This has caused some panicky moments at airports, and with businesses that manage things like my 401k. “What do you mean you have no record of me???”

You can also get funny looks when you fumble the answer to “how many people in your household?” “Three”, (wait, I should still count V even though she’s at her mom’s house now), “no, four”, (and I had the baby last week, so he counts now), “I mean five. Yes, five. Five in our household.”

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