Re: Ridiculous argument over Stephen
in reply to a message by Azula
I usually pronounce it Steven, although I know people who pronounce it like Stefen.
If I were to respond to that post, I would tell her that she was wrong, explain it, and then I’d probably ignore the rest of her argument if she didn’t change her mind and admit she was wrong.
"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it."--Anne of Green Gables
If I were to respond to that post, I would tell her that she was wrong, explain it, and then I’d probably ignore the rest of her argument if she didn’t change her mind and admit she was wrong.
"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it."--Anne of Green Gables
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That’s how I normally go about things like this too, but I had a lot of free time this morning and her “I’m right, you’re wrong” attitude to everyone trying to explain it to her gave me the motivation to go back and forth with her a little bit.
She said that she purposely calls the Stephen she’s talking about in her post Stefan, even though he keeps correcting her and asking her to call him Steven!
She said that she purposely calls the Stephen she’s talking about in her post Stefan, even though he keeps correcting her and asking her to call him Steven!
That’s horrible! I (kind of) understand mispronouncing the name at first, especially if she knows/knew someone who pronounced it Stefen, but if the person has corrected her, then it’s extremely rude to insist on being wrong.