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By Mark - 06/06/2012 02:21 - United States

Today, it was the last day of school, and I said goodbye to one of my students. She then told me how to correctly pronounce her name. I'd said it wrong all year. FML

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HandsomeRatch 20

Wednesday 6 June 2012 8:39

Sooo, why did she wait for the end of the school year to correct you?

Lizza330 28

Wednesday 6 June 2012 8:39

It's not your fault. She should've corrected you.

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Namenlos_fml 20

Wednesday 6 June 2012 19:05

I wouldn't feel bad about it. It's her own damn fault for not correcting you up front.

darkmis1 17

Wednesday 6 June 2012 19:08

Why didn't she tell you the first time?

Sunshine_753 0

Wednesday 6 June 2012 19:26

It's not like it's your fault, she should have corrected you.

TrentF13 12

Wednesday 6 June 2012 19:37

Was it my girlfriend's name, Leah?

debins33 1

Wednesday 6 June 2012 20:06

Its Xyang, not Ching-Chong!

Synistiel 14

Wednesday 6 June 2012 20:34

Don't feel bad. I correct my teachers a few times in the beginning of the year and give up since people barely get my name right even though I say how to pronounce it alot. Having a German name sucks. You should've added an important detail to your post, OP. Whether she corrected you at all the whole year and how many times if she did. I'm gonna say FYL, assuming she did nothing to help you pronounce it.

sambudd14 2

Wednesday 6 June 2012 20:45

Teachers go on FML?!? what is this sorcery?! O__O

Cassandrax731 5

Wednesday 6 June 2012 20:57

Teachers do that to me all the time because my name can be pronounced 2 ways, but I usually don't bother to correct them anymore because I don't care and they'd just screw it up again anyway. Maybe she was like me?