What's in a name?
So I'm watching this web series titled "The Bold Type" on Netflix.. and one of the protagonists is named 'Sutton Brady'.. I love this particular character because she's kind, intelligent and funny/witty and more importantly I love her name.. 'Sutton' - It's such a unique name.. I simply love the name.. I caught myself wishing my name was Sutton.. Well, no sooner than that thought hit my mind, it immediately triggered flashbacks of several or rather all the instances of people mispronouncing my name.. The most dreaded question for me is "What's your name"? Because the scene plays out something like this.. Person: Hi, what's your name? Me: Sharon Person: What? Shalini? Me (mildly annoyed): No.. It's Sharon Person: Oh.. Sharanya? Me thinking (Oh my God!! are u deaf???): Noooo.. It's Sharon.. that's S-H-A-R-O-N, Sharon Person: Oh Sharan (pronouncing it as 'Sha-run') Me: (resigned to my fate of spending a lifetim