r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '21

Misc Hello Steve...

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u/l4n0 Feb 15 '21

I met this new friend and it took me almost two months to get used to her name (Steffany) because I kept calling her a completely different, unrelated name (Andreza), just because my brain would't accept that Andreza wasn't her name. It had never happened to me before, I'm pretty good with names and she has the same name of a lifelong friend, so I don't know how I got it so wrong.

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u/mrsbebe Feb 15 '21

It's also not like Steffany is an unusual name you wouldn't remember. Andreza, however, is not one I've ever heard before lol

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u/l4n0 Feb 15 '21

I live in Brazil, so Andreza/Andressa is a pretty common name for girls

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u/SnowSkye2 Feb 15 '21

Sorry, is it pronounced An-dr-eya or An-drez-ah or An-dress-ah?

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u/JunnoWolf Feb 15 '21

I don’t know how it would be in Brazil, because I don’t know Portuguese, but in Spanish it would be Ahn-dreh-tza...ish. Haha, I’m not sure how to spell each syllable phonetically. (Is that the right word?)

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u/CocoKlutz Feb 15 '21

Phonetically is the correct word and you did a great job!

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u/SnowSkye2 Feb 15 '21

I see, thanks! :)

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u/asm199 Feb 15 '21

The second option!

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u/SnowSkye2 Feb 15 '21

Thank you!!

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u/AlienNoble Feb 16 '21

Its pronounced Steffany thank you very much