Wednesday, January 25, 2006
She Has Obviously Never Met Me
I've used the name "piannist" often. It is a name. A name for a user. A "username," if you will. For those of you who know me personally, you might've noticed that I'm extremely particular. If you receive an email from me and something is spelled wrong, it is most likely because I am holding a baby in one arm and will not have a chance to proofread before changing the next diaper. I'm obsessive, some say. Compulsive. Obsessive-compulsive. I'm careful about everything I do, and everything I do is done for a reason. I am also right about things more often than most people I know. That sounds really snooty, but it's totally true. Let me be proud of this.
With that being said, I was just on a site where I also use the name "piannist." I received a message from a stranger. She was probably not trying to be rude (as she sounded), but I unfortunately have taken it that way. If I wasn't so particular, I probably wouldn't have been offended at all. She pointed out that I've spelled the word "pianist" wrong. And that, no big deal, she just thought that I should know because english and grammar are a big part of her job.
Now, I am no idiot. I started playing the piano when I was 4 years old. I can't remember not being a pianist. I am very aware of how the word is spelled. I submit to her, however, that I have not used the word "pianist" in anything of mine that she has read. It is a username. A name, by definition, is not a word. It's a name. People spell names however they want (even when we wish they didn't).
You might notice another mispelled word on my blog. It is also spelled that way for a reason. You might be able to make a connection and figure out why I have chosen to spell my username and this word in the way that I have. People, I know how to spell. Who was that fourth grader in the fifth grade spelling bee? Yea, that was me.
I emailed the woman back, and told her nicely that I was aware of the situation and why I had done things that way. In her defense, she was probably just trying to be nice and hates to see inaccuracies as much as I do. It's just that she must not know me, becasue I am so damn particular.
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You know, when I was trying to find your blog, I typed in "annticipated" into the search engine. I came up with quite a few blogs where people clearly were not trying to be punny! Lots of people have no idea how to spell, and since this woman did not know you, she didn't know about your punnyness.
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