Hottvr@aol.com wrote:
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> This brings me to a serious subject for a change. There should be a line on
> the Nationals entry form for a "Phonic" spelling of difficult names like
> mine. This would help the announcer and staff and make things much easier at
> the Championship.
Not a bad idea, Mike! Works for a German name like mine, too. It's
LEE-ber-mun. (That's why I use the name *John Lee* when I'm on the
air!)
If anybody's ever taken a Dale Carnegie course, one of the golden
rules is something like this: "Remember that, to a person, his or her
name is the most beautiful sound in any language." Even though I took
the course 21 years ago, that's a tenet that I try to remember every
day - especially since I'm a broadcast journalist (read that: radio
news guy) by trade and have to deal with peoples' names all the time.
> I don't mind being 23rd out of 38 at the Nats. But it would be nice to have
> your name said right.
Hey! It's a TLS thing!! At least they didn't call you Bull Terrier
like the Nutscrape spell-checker tries to do every time I send you a
message!!!
John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
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