Letter-writer is confused about names that aren’t spelled how they are pronounced.
For example, I recently came across a “Courtneigh.” Reading this, it would be pronounced “Court-nay,” but when I did that, I was corrected and told it should be “Court-knee.”
I want to be welcoming to all, but how should I act when parents can’t seem to spell? My own name is uncommon, but at least pronounceable.compared with what those children will have to go through. Having an unusual name means a lifetime of spelling and pronouncing it for other people.
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