Ha. In Ireland there are about 37 different ways to spell my last name Brennan. Brennan, Brennen, Brenan, Brenen, Braoinen, Braoinan, etc. And they're the authorities on Brennans... :)
On Sep 22, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > Most of you guys have got it easy. Try getting someone to spell > "Schwaia" > write the first time. No matter how slowly I spell it, the > American mind > cannot grasp the idea of "aia". It's quite funny. > > And for those who've decided that "aia" just can't be right, I > usually end > up with either Schwala or Schwaig. The spelling detectives analyse > my last > name and decide that the "i" is an "l" or that last "a" must be a "g". > > Happy Spelling, |
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