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“My first name is Marisa, and it’s pronounced Mar-ee-sa. You’d think this would be a common enough name to pronounce and spell correctly — especially since the alternate version, Marissa, is a pretty well-known name. Apparently not! My whole life, my name has thrown people for a loop. I’ve been called Marta, Marina, Melissa, Maria, Michelle, and even Merrassa. It’s usually butchered at school or work at least once a day. I’ve started going by Mari at places like Starbucks because I’m so tired of correcting people. You win! I’m very used to this happening, but it still deeply bothers me because I love my name and what it means in my family.”
“It’s disrespectful to ignore the right spelling and pronunciation of someone’s name, especially because if you’re unsure, you could just ask!
If a person still won’t pronounce or spell it right after I’ve corrected them several times, I’ll always remember and definitely hold a grudge. If I misspell John’s name in the next three emails we exchange, oh whoops! Silly me. Sorry, Johnne. :)”
—Marisa
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/victoriavouloumanos/people-react-butchered-names
