Name calling

Liane (Lee Ann)

I get some really interesting attempts on a regular basis by strangers trying to pronounce my name. I've been called Lie-Ain, Lie-Ann, Lean, Line, Elann, Elaine, Lina, and my personal favorite, Lion.
It used to kind of irritate me when people stumbled over the unusual spelling but now I tend to take a perverse sort of pleasure in seeing just what the latest permutation might be. Most of the time I don't bother to correct people. Just smile and nod and walk on. That's me, the laid back Lion.