Guess the letter
April 26th, 2007 by jennemede
This morning, on a call to cancel my doctor’s appointment.
Lady: Hullo this is Dr Chuang’s answering service.
Me: Hi, can I leave a message please for Dr Chuang?
Lady: Your name please?
Me: Jennifer Tan (pronounced to sound like the ‘tan’ in ’suntan’)
Lady: Phone number?
I give my home number.
Lady: And your message?
Me: I’m not able to make my 10am appointment?
Lady: You wish to cancel it? Okay. Now was your last name Pan with a P, as in Peter Pan?
Me: No, as in Thailand.
Silence.
Me: As in Taiwan?
The phone crackles.
Me: As in Tennessee?
Lady: Okay Tee Ay Ann Tan?
Me: Yup.
I should’ve just said ’suntan’.
Posted in Imperfect America
April 26th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Actually arr, P and T sounds quite the same over the phone. I always have problems spelling my name to the other person. I always go “Paris-England-London-Finland” and they either go “PELS” of “TELF”.
So difficult meh?
April 26th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Lol.. you should’ve tried ‘Terengganu’
April 27th, 2007 at 2:58 am
Terengganu is actually more difficult to spell, considering the amount of people who spell it as “Trengganu” instead of “Terengganu” but since it isn’t MY NAME, I give it a go. People can spell it however they like, it’s not going to affect me, LOL
(Talk about patriotism!)
April 27th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Terengganu wouldve probably made her hang up the phone!