tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post7261377377944817261..comments2023-10-07T09:02:51.867+01:00Comments on Emily Benet: I don't want to make a fuss but... it's Benet! Emily Benethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889594625649397804noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-42658876039317416912014-03-06T14:35:25.636+00:002014-03-06T14:35:25.636+00:00After the first lifetime under a complex German na...After the first lifetime under a complex German name with thirteen letters (which I was able to rattle off phonetically...Sierra Charlie hotel whiskey echo etc) I am now known to the whirled as india Flint....india like the country, flint as is tones that strike sparks.<br /><br />It works for me.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-86072820582689309242014-03-04T11:31:16.860+00:002014-03-04T11:31:16.860+00:00Ha, Lindsay, or shall I call you Maggie? It was su...Ha, Lindsay, or shall I call you Maggie? It was surely my fault for not telling you how it's pronounced. <br /><br />Helen, now I'm confused about how your name is pronounced! It's not like the Barber, so it's like Barboor? You need a catchphrase! XEmily Benethttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-61240521261054318142014-03-03T19:14:57.872+00:002014-03-03T19:14:57.872+00:00Oh, and I never say 'Helen Barbour' when a...Oh, and I never say 'Helen Barbour' when answering the phone, as 9 times out of 10, the response is 'Hello, Barbara...'Helen Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932545445679328061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-66648534023565197492014-03-03T19:14:03.549+00:002014-03-03T19:14:03.549+00:00I sympathise. Names are a blooming nuisance. I'...I sympathise. Names are a blooming nuisance. I've spent my life spelling and re-spelling my surname and explaining it's 'like the green waxed jacket, not the hairdresser', all to no avail... And it doesn't help that my middle name is Elisabeth, instead of the more traditional Elizabeth - Mum admits to a bit of an (accidental) French moment.Helen Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932545445679328061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-25037901271904728302014-03-03T17:35:04.779+00:002014-03-03T17:35:04.779+00:00Oh dear, now I feel terribly guilty for having int...Oh dear, now I feel terribly guilty for having introduced you as Emily BENet(t) at Greenacre Lit Fest. Sorry, Joan. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631254646368974136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-24567572004558482492014-03-03T10:32:03.169+00:002014-03-03T10:32:03.169+00:00Yes, good job I put it in because my explanation w...Yes, good job I put it in because my explanation was pretty poor! I like Karin's 'catch phrase', she just needs a logo now! <br />Thanks for reading :)Emily Benethttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-72445130355650619732014-03-03T07:54:10.513+00:002014-03-03T07:54:10.513+00:00I like your Mum's explanation! I know someone ...I like your Mum's explanation! I know someone called Karin - no one can get it first time unless she says 'Karin, like Car In the garage'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com