Alice McFlurry Mar 22

To all people named Micheal:

That's just because your parents couldn't spell, right?

Show threadMichael GemarMar 22
@Alice I used to get upset when people spelled my name that way. Then I met my friend Mikael.
Show threadAlice McFlurry Mar 22

@michaelgemar Mikael is at least a real spelling for Michael in Scandinavian and Slavic regions.

Micheal is just the product of stupid parents.

Show threadMichael GemarMar 22

@Alice My friend didn’t have either of those backgrounds, just “creative” parents.

I kinda understand that the “ael” ending is unusual in English, but yeah, I do silently look down on people who spell my name that way. (Though I don’t actually correct them unless it’s critical — no at Starbucks, yes at DMV.)

Show threadAlice McFlurry 

@michaelgemar Michael 100% makes sense.

Micheal is just a typo that dumb stubborn parents doubled down on after making a mistake.

Mar 22 at 12:29amWeb