E for Epple
Today I have encountered people who have difficulty in pronunciation. This happens to me everyday and am sure this will make you smile. . . read on
Case number one
Me: Name
Applicant: mentions name
Me: searching for the name in the system and finds nothing so I asked the applicant again
Me: spell out your last name please
Applicant: S-O-F-O-C-A
Me: spell your name
Applicant: G-O-V-E-L-Y-N
Me: thinks (hmmm )
Me: Miss. . . . it’s Govelyn. . . “G” as in
Applicant: “G” as in jerr
Me: huh “G” as in jerr
Applicant’s husband: it’s Jar
Me: ahhhh it’s Jaaaayyyyy not Geeeeeee
Applicant: Yes
Case No 2
Me: Last name please
Applicant: Shields
Me: Name
Applicant: Pez
Me: thinks again finds nothing in the system
Me: Please spell your name
Applicant: P-E-Z
Me: Mam is it “E” or “A”
Applicant: “E”
Me: ok, mam “E”
Applicant: “E” as in epple
Me: ok (and smiles to the applicant)
Case no 3 (this is very common I get this almost everyday)
Me: do you have your case number
Applicant: meron po, its 2-jero-jero- 6***** (jero for zero)
Case number one
Me: Name
Applicant: mentions name
Me: searching for the name in the system and finds nothing so I asked the applicant again
Me: spell out your last name please
Applicant: S-O-F-O-C-A
Me: spell your name
Applicant: G-O-V-E-L-Y-N
Me: thinks (hmmm )
Me: Miss. . . . it’s Govelyn. . . “G” as in
Applicant: “G” as in jerr
Me: huh “G” as in jerr
Applicant’s husband: it’s Jar
Me: ahhhh it’s Jaaaayyyyy not Geeeeeee
Applicant: Yes
Case No 2
Me: Last name please
Applicant: Shields
Me: Name
Applicant: Pez
Me: thinks again finds nothing in the system
Me: Please spell your name
Applicant: P-E-Z
Me: Mam is it “E” or “A”
Applicant: “E”
Me: ok, mam “E”
Applicant: “E” as in epple
Me: ok (and smiles to the applicant)
Case no 3 (this is very common I get this almost everyday)
Me: do you have your case number
Applicant: meron po, its 2-jero-jero- 6***** (jero for zero)