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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

A Note On My Name

Yes, this needs to be noted. It's more common for someone to get it wrong than for someone to get it right.

My last name is pronounced 'ALL-er-mann'. 'ALL' as in 'All My Children'. Not 'AL-er-mann' as in 'Al Bundy'. The last two syllables, 'er-mann', are pronouced- and spelled- exactly the same as that of Keith Olbermann. There are two N's in my last name, not one. And definately not three.

Ways my last name is not pronounced:

AL-er-mann
AL-er-MAN
ALD-er-mann
ALE-er-mann
BALL-er-mann
A-dog

And while we're at it, 'Aaron' is pronounced the same way as everyone else's 'Aaron'. It is not pronounced 'A-RON'. It is spelled with two A's, not one.

Thank you.

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