No, that's not a misspelling in the title. You see, today we are going to talk about Mr. Elk and his real name, which sounds just like that river in Egypt.
Ever seen I've known Mr Elk, his name has been frustrating to him. He likes it. It's Irish, and his parents moved here from Ireland in their 20's, so it makes sense. But for some reason, people just cannot pronounce it correctly.
Most people, for whatever reason (I think it MAY have something to do with Frasier), like to magically add an S, which appears out of thin air! Even some of my family members, who he's known for 7 years, have been known to occasionally slip up and add the dreaded S. Other people, upon reading his name for the first time, try to make it sound like Neil... kind of. "Neeh-ahl" they always say in a questioning sort of way, obviously confused as they realize that probably isn't the way to pronounce it. He has even been called Nail once or twice!
Anyway, why are we talking about this? Well...our names will be a pretty major parts of the wedding. I'm not worried about our officiant (who we'll talk about soon enough), but the other vendors, especially our DJ, are concerning to me. You see, some people it seems just don't WANT to hear the correct pronunciation. Regardless of how many times I correct them, they continue to add that S. They think they know better than me how his name should be said aloud!
I plan on approaching each vendor head on with this concern, especially the ones who will have anything to do with addressing us at the wedding. I really don't want to turn into a frustrated Franny at the wedding, and I don't want Mr Elk getting annoyed either.
Anyone else have a semi-hard-to-pronounce name? Are you concerned about the possibility of it getting mispronounced?
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