i fail at first names, too
As I was explaining to Polina earlier this week, there's this one totally adorable kid that I tutor, and his name is Ondrej. I don't like being the one who refers to kids as "HEY YOU! YEAH, YOU!" so I try to refer to them by name. I also try to always ask them the proper pronounciation.
So.
me: "So. Um. How do I say your name properly?"
him: "Like how it's spelt."
me: "Um. On...dre...j?"
him:" NO! *giggling*"
So adorable. But apparently it's like Andre but...not spelt that way. Those tricky Js: I should have known better! Andre, Andrej, Ondrej...what will they think of next?
And really, that's not even as embarrassing as my encounter with adorable, eight year old Michael-Ann. Maybe it's just me, but I don't know many little girls who are named Michael, so I just wanted to make sure that was her name:
me: "Hi. I just want to make sure I have this right: how do I say your name?"
her: "Like how it's spelt."
(I AM NOT GOING TO FALL FOR THAT AGAIN!)
me: "So...like..."
her: "Michael. Ann. You know. Michael. Ann?"
me: "Ah, yes. Of course."
Whatever, apparently I just lose at names. Period.
And finally, last week, one of the guys in my class brought his really cute two-month old daughter for a visit to class. And as we were coo-ing over her I was like "Awwww. I want one!"
Big mistake. From across the room, I hear "IT'S NOT THAT HARD!"
Ahahaha. I should just keep my mouth shut. Really.
So.
me: "So. Um. How do I say your name properly?"
him: "Like how it's spelt."
me: "Um. On...dre...j?"
him:" NO! *giggling*"
So adorable. But apparently it's like Andre but...not spelt that way. Those tricky Js: I should have known better! Andre, Andrej, Ondrej...what will they think of next?
And really, that's not even as embarrassing as my encounter with adorable, eight year old Michael-Ann. Maybe it's just me, but I don't know many little girls who are named Michael, so I just wanted to make sure that was her name:
me: "Hi. I just want to make sure I have this right: how do I say your name?"
her: "Like how it's spelt."
(I AM NOT GOING TO FALL FOR THAT AGAIN!)
me: "So...like..."
her: "Michael. Ann. You know. Michael. Ann?"
me: "Ah, yes. Of course."
Whatever, apparently I just lose at names. Period.
And finally, last week, one of the guys in my class brought his really cute two-month old daughter for a visit to class. And as we were coo-ing over her I was like "Awwww. I want one!"
Big mistake. From across the room, I hear "IT'S NOT THAT HARD!"
Ahahaha. I should just keep my mouth shut. Really.