My name is Joel
So, how is it pronounced? All along I used to pronounce my name as Jo-el, Jo as in Jo and el as in el in ‘elegant’. Now this was all the Joel I knew. Last year at around this time I stepped into Chicago and during the first day in office as I was being introduced, almost everyone pronounced my name as Joe-l. Now that was new to me. How am I to know that Joe-l is the American way to pronouncing my name? So then there were corrections and clarifications where people asked me how I pronounced my name and finally most people who know me now pronounce my name as Jo-el and not their natural Joe-l. At times I get confused too. And all along I thought mine was the simplest and most easy to pronounce name. Wrong again.
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hehe… i have experienced the same situation here many times…they say Mani as Many… how should i tell them the difference… its like saying money and not many
Mani
May 10, 2011 at 3:59 am
ha ha! Welcome to Amrica!
Joel
May 10, 2011 at 4:56 am
Then imagine about my name Joel…….
Nath
May 10, 2011 at 8:12 am
Ha ha yeah Nath. Totally agree
Joel
May 10, 2011 at 8:16 am
Great one Joel!! I live in Germany, and you can imagine the state of my name being pronounced here. My name has been changed to Sheila for everyone’s sake:) Feels like a change in identity when someone calls you by any other name than your’s..
Sreelakshmi
May 10, 2011 at 10:39 am
From Sreelakshmi to Sheila! OMG!! That’s a drastic change! Poor you.
Joel
May 10, 2011 at 5:51 pm