Roni's Rant #14 - Say my name, say my name..

You can call me V if it's easier. 😏

It has happened to all of us at some point - being called the wrong name in real life.
Maybe it was just a slip of the tongue. Mike becomes Mick. Stacy becomes Tracy… or Macy… or Lacey… or somehow even Casey.

Maybe you remind someone of another person.
"You look just like my friend Vanessa... and she has a V name too!"

Or maybe you have that one elderly relative - let's be honest, we all have one, who cycles through every sibling, cousin, neighbor, and family dog before finally landing on your actual name.

"Sarah... no... Jennifer... no... Amanda... no... YOU!"
It happens.

Our brains sometimes move faster than our mouths, and honestly? We've all done it ourselves. We laugh, they apologize, life moves on.

However...

Oh, come on now... you knew there was going to be a "however."  This is a rant after all.

I am far less forgiving when you mess up my name in Second Life...

...where you have to type it.

Now before anyone starts clutching their pearls, I'm not talking about typos.😵

If you accidentally type Vreonicca, congratulations! You fat-fingered the keyboard. We've all been there.

I'm talking about people who confidently type a completely different name for absolutely no justifiable reason.

I have nicknames. People call me Roni. People call me V.
I'll even tolerate Vero from the lazy typists. I don't love it... but I'll let it slide.😶

But there is absolutely no logical explanation for calling me Victoria.
Recently someone even called me...Vickie.
...

VICKIE.

In-world.
Typed.
Not on voice.
Which means your brain stopped...
Thought about who I was...
Looked at either my overhead name, my profile, chat, or your friends list...
Then willingly placed your fingers on the keyboard and typed:

V I C K I E

How?! Why?!😧

Now don't get me wrong—I have a wonderful friend named Victoria.
It's a beautiful name.
It just isn't mine.

And here's what really gets me...
People try to excuse it the same way they would a verbal slip.

No. Absolutely not.

Typing gives you multiple opportunities to realize you've gone off the rails.
Let's compare.

V-e-r-o-n-i-c-c-a

vs.

V-i-c-t-o-r-i-a

Victoria isn't exactly saving you precious keystrokes here.
You literally had seven letters to stop yourself.

Seven!😡

There should have been a moment somewhere around...
"V... I... C... T... O..."
"...hang on... this doesn't look anything like Veronicca."

Yet somehow...
...we powered through anyway.

At this point I genuinely don't know what to think.

Should I assume people are doing it on purpose?
Especially the ones who keep doing it over...
and over...
and over again?

Because if it's intentional, that's just rude.

If it isn't intentional...
Well...
I'm going to have to assume your brain has decided every woman whose name starts with a "V" is just interchangeable.

And that's almost more concerning. 😂

So tell me...
Does this happen to you too?
What's the funniest, or most ridiculous, wrong name you've been called?

And if you're reading this and suddenly realizing you're one of the people who has called me Victoria...

Do better.

Or just call me V.

We'll both be happier.

That is all. 😜