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My full name is Annette and at pre school we always use our first names. As annette can be a bit difficult to remember, I am always known as Net. For the past 12yrs I have always been Net. But for the first time ever, I have a little girl at pre school who insists on cally me NETTY. I apologise to anyone out there who uses netty but for me, NNNNOOOOOOOOO.

Net.

I have kindly remined this child that my name is Net but she has now decided Netty it should be. So what, I hear you cry.

I hate it, it makes my skin crawl, I cringe at the sound of it. She has quite a stong local accent and is very loud. I have been out in the street and heard a NEEEETTTTEEEEEE But it is worse in our one room, with our 18 children all playing and chattering and all of a sudden NNNNEETTTTTTTTEEEEEEE.

Sorry about that.

Just needed a moan.

 

Net x

:oxD:(:(:(

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Had to have a chuckle to myself after I posted. My youngest daughter called my son Benny instead of Ben which has sort of stuck. :o I think this was because in our house we have mummy, daddy, felicity, verity and bryony. I guess Benny would make much more sense than Ben! xD

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Funny how emotive we get about names but as they are one of the few things that differentiate us from each other it's nice if people can get them right I think.

 

I agree with the 'y' thing, my son is a Thomas or Tom but most definately not a Tommy :(:(:(

 

Having said that this topic reminds me of a saying my gran used to use, "I don't care what you call me as long as it's in time for dinner" :oxD

 

Sue

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My full name is Annette and at pre school we always use our first names. As annette can be a bit difficult to remember, I am always known as Net. For the past 12yrs I have always been Net. But for the first time ever, I have a little girl at pre school who insists on cally me NETTY. I apologise to anyone out there who uses netty but for me, NNNNOOOOOOOOO.

Net.

 

 

Just be glad you are not in the north east where netty is a local dialect word for toilet! I always remember this from school when a girl moved up from a different area and introduced herself as Netty, to much ensuing hilarity from a group of ten year olds!

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One little girl told me she knew where babies come from: her lulu!

 

Hard to keep a straight face when I hear "wwwwwweeeeeeeellllllllllllll, you know you make me wanna shout (ooooo)"

 

Maz

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