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Jan 16th 2012 03:58
Today, I was Kimura only three hours.
今日は3時間だけ木村でした。


Although my family name is Motomura(本村), I'm often misread Kimura(木村) because it is more popular than my family name.
僕の苗字は本村だけど、木村の方がよりポピュラーな苗字なのでよく木村と間違えられます。


However I'm used to it.
でも、慣れています。


So I worked three hours as Kimura today.
なので、今日は3時間木村で働きました。


I usually point out such mistakes except for a person that I think I never see him/her again such as a receptionist, a postman and so on.
いつもは間違いを指摘するけど、受付の人とか郵便配達の人などもう会わないだろうなぁと思う人達はそのままにしておきます。


Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked today realized his mistake in the middle of working hours because I planed to be work at there next week end.
まぁ、今日働いていたレストランの店長は途中で気付いてくれたのでよかったです。来週末もまたそこで働く事になったので。


In addition, there's occationally a Chanese character mistake that I'm misread 元村 instead of 本村 so I ask a person I meet at first to call my given name recently.
それに、たまに本村を元村と間違われることがあります。だから、最近初対面の人には下の名前で呼んでくれとお願いしています。


For those reason, my Lang-8 name is HEITA, and the reason why it is in capital letters is good looks and good number of strokes.
そんな訳で、僕のLang-8の名前はHEITAにしています。なんで大文字かと言うと見た目が良いのと画数が良いからです。


Are you misread your name often?
あなたは名前をよく間違えられますか？

Liam
Jan 16th 2012 04:02
My last name is "Glendinning" which is difficult to pronounce and spell at first, so I know how you feel!
Jan 16th 2012 05:38 HEITA
Thank you for your sympathy! Although English and Japanese are totally different, misreading can happen even if they are different languages, isn't it?(^-^)
Jan 16th 2012 05:41 Liam
Yes! Although in different ways, this tells us that both languages share a way of being misread, huh? :D
Jan 16th 2012 06:29 HEITA
Yeah, even though the places we live in are different, the same thing happen(^-^)/
Cheeseboy777
Thank you for your correction!
Jan 16th 2012 04:40
  • Today, I was Kimura only three hours.

  • Today, I was Kimura for only three hours.

 
  • Although my family name is Motomura(本村), I'm often misread Kimura(木村) because it is more popular than my family name.

  • Although my family name is Motomura (本村), I'm often misread called (or: it's often misread as) Kimura (木村) because it is more popular than my family name. (always one space after closing brackets)

 
  • I usually point out such mistakes except for a person that I think I never see him/her again such as a receptionist, a postman and so on.

  • I usually point out such mistakes except for when it's a person that I think I never see him/her again such as a receptionist, a postman and so on.

 
  • Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked today realized his mistake in the middle of working hours because I planed to be work at there next week end.

  • Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked at today realized his mistake in the middle of working hours because I planned to be work at there again next weekend.

 
  • In addition, there's occationally a Chanese character mistake that I'm misread 元村 instead of 本村 so I ask a person I meet at first to call my given name recently.

  • In addition, there's occasionally a Chinese character mistake that I'm misread as, 元村 instead of 本村, so I ask a person I meet at first to call me by my given name recently.

 
  • Are you misread your name often?

  • Are you misread your name often? - Is your name misread often?

1 people think this correction is good.  
I am glad that Japanese people also misread kanji, it makes me feel better!! My surname is Caughley which is tricky to spell and pronounce if you haven't seen it before (it's said caw-lee).
Jan 16th 2012 06:39 HEITA
Japanese people sometimes misread someone's surname, and given name either. Especially, the people who live in Okinawa prefecture are well-known for having difficult name.
To be honest, I haven't read your surname by now:P

thank you for corrections!!
ベンジャミン
Thank you for your correction!
Jan 16th 2012 04:45
  • So I worked three hours as Kimura today.

  • So I worked for three hours as Kimura today.

3 people think this correction is good.  
  • Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked today realized his mistake in the middle of working hours because I planed to be work at there next week end.

  • Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked at today realized his mistake in the middle of working hours because I planned to be working there next weekend.

 
  • For those reason, my Lang-8 name is HEITA, and the reason why it is in capital letters is good looks and good number of strokes.

  • For those reasons, my Lang-8 name is HEITA, and the reason why it is in capital letters is that it looks good and has a good number of strokes.

 
My last name is Groce, which is usually misread as Grace.^^;
Jan 16th 2012 07:00 HEITA
Oh, it is similar to my case. Though their spells are only a few different, their meaning are widely different^^;

Thank you for corrections!!
cuavsfan
Thank you for your correction!
Jan 16th 2012 06:38
  • Although my family name is Motomura(本村), I'm often misread Kimura(木村) because it is more popular than my family name.

  • Although my family name is Motomura (本村), it's often misread as Kimura (木村) because that family name is more popular than my family name.

 
  • In addition, there's occationally a Chanese character mistake that I'm misread 元村 instead of 本村 so I ask a person I meet at first to call my given name recently.

  • In addition, there's occasionally a different Chanese character mistake where it is misread as 元村 instead of 本村 so I have been asking people I meet at first to call me by my given name recently.

 
My last name has a Spanish origin, but we don't pronounce it that way. So when somebody who knows Spanish sees my name they usually say it the "wrong" (Spanish) way.

The hiragana isn't a perfect match, but it kind of works.

Name: Aragon
Pronunciation: Air-uh-gone えらがん
Spanish Pronunchiation: Are-uh-goan　あらごん
Jan 16th 2012 07:32 HEITA
Oh, I had no idea that there is such misreading. It is the problem that happens in a country where is only multiracial nation so I can't image that thing happen in Japan.

Thank you for corrections!!
クロマ
Thank you for your correction!
Jan 16th 2012 07:34
  • I usually point out such mistakes except for a person that I think I never see him/her again such as a receptionist, a postman and so on.

  • I usually point out such mistakes except when it's a person that I think I'll never see him/her again such as a receptionist, a postman and so on.

 
Haha, that's funny. I'd like to pretend to be a different person sometimes. (^_^)

My last name is extremely hard to pronounce. Even if I were to correct someone, most wouldn't be able to say it. So I don't correct people. It doesn't bother me anyway.
Jan 16th 2012 08:02 HEITA
Oh, I'm sorry for the problem you have. By the way, what is your last name? It is just out of my curious^^

Thank you for corrections!!
Jan 16th 2012 12:14 クロマ
I avoid using my real name online for a couple of reasons. And unfortunately, my last name is very rare, so it would be really easy to find me. (T_T)
freshbread3
Jan 16th 2012 11:51
The teachers always mispronounced my first and last names so I got used to it. Also just like you I didn't correct people who I would probably never see again. There is a saying I like, "you can call me whatever you like, just don't call me late for dinner."
Jan 17th 2012 19:18 HEITA
Poor thing! Possibly is your name as difficult as Schwarzenegger? :) Anyway I'm glad and feel relief that there is a person who has the same situation like me. We have to get along with it well throughout our life;D
Zia(ジア)
Jan 16th 2012 11:57
On this site and to many of my friends outside of High School, I'm known as Zia. It is a nickname that has become my real name. All my High school friends and family call my by my real name.

My real name is Spanish, so many people have issues with it when they first see it written, but once they hear it, they can pronounce it.

In any case, lately, when I introduce myself, I say "Hi, I'm Zia." Then in the future, I explain my real name.
Jan 17th 2012 19:39 HEITA
You take a good way to introduce your name to someone correctly:) Your real name is Krizia De La Cruz, right? Is its pronunciation カリジア・デ・ラ・クルス?
Jan 17th 2012 23:57 Zia(ジア)
Hm, there is debate on that! Some people say クリジア is better. Others say カリジア is better. When I was a college student, they used クリジア but my friends used カリジア. Eventually, it just became ジア.
Lisaveeta
Thank you for your correction!
Jan 16th 2012 17:20
  • Today, I was Kimura only three hours.

  • Today, for just three hours, I was Kimura.

 
  • Although my family name is Motomura(本村), I'm often misread Kimura(木村) because it is more popular than my family name.

  • Although my family name is Motomura(本村), it is often misread as Kimura(木村) because Kimura is more common.

 
  • However I'm used to it.

  • But that's okay - I'm used to it.

 
  • I usually point out such mistakes except for a person that I think I never see him/her again such as a receptionist, a postman and so on.

  • I usually point out such mistakes except when it's someone I think I'll never see him/her again such as a receptionist or a postman.

 
  • Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked today realized his mistake in the middle of working hours because I planed to be work at there next week end.

  • Well, it was good that my boss at the restaurant I worked at today realized his mistake while I was still there because I'm supposed to be working there next weekend as well.

 
  • In addition, there's occationally a Chanese character mistake that I'm misread 元村 instead of 本村 so I ask a person I meet at first to call my given name recently.

  • In addition to this misreading, my surname 本村 is also sometimes misread as 元村 so recently I have taken to asking people I meet for the first time to call me by my first name which is why my Lang 8 name is HEITA. (Note: "have taken to" = started doing something as a habit)

 
  • For those reason, my Lang-8 name is HEITA, and the reason why it is in capital letters is good looks and good number of strokes.

  • And the reason why HEITA is in capital letters is because it looks good that way and has a good (propitious?) number of strokes.

 
Yes, my name is often misread and mispronounced. I, too, am used to it.
Jan 18th 2012 01:06 HEITA
Actually, although I've thought how your name pronounce all the time, is it リーサベータ?
Jan 18th 2012 01:09 HEITA
“

  • In addition to this misreading, my surname 本村 is also sometimes misread as 元村 so recently I have taken to asking people I meet for the first time to call me by my first name which is why my Lang 8 name is HEITA. (Note: "have taken to" = started doing something as a habit)

”
Thank you for tell me a new expression! I'll register it in my book on Lang-8(*^^*)
Jan 18th 2012 01:17 HEITA
“

  • And the reason why HEITA is in capital letters is because it looks good that way and has a good (propitious?) number of strokes.

”
As I didn't know the word of propitious, I looked up its meaning, it is just right for what I wanted to say.
Thank you for corrections as always(^-^)/
Kame Sennin ✗ 鬼斬り ✗
Jan 16th 2012 20:11
My real name is simple, so it rarely gets mispronounced. However I've heard many people in Croatia having their name mispronounced sometimes, either with wrong accent, or by sound shifting.

You should fight for your family name Motomura, because it sounds more elegant than Kimura. Don't let people call you by a wrong name, because I've seen such situations a lot in sit-coms. xp
Jan 18th 2012 12:56 HEITA
Motomura is elegant?! You flatter me:) Yeah, I don't let people play sit-coms using my name.
By the way, quite a number of Croatian have ~ic that there's at the end of their surname, aren't they? So I heard that it is equivalent to that of ~son in English. Is it true?
Jan 18th 2012 15:54 Kame Sennin ✗ 鬼斬り ✗
It is true that many Croatian surnames end with ~ić (～イチ). Supposedly it is how old Slaven people decided to name themselves. I've heard that it comes from "moramo ić' (ići)", which means "we have to go". I think that a large group of Slavens was migrating at that time.

Although, I don't know about the English ~son.
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