If you think Colin's bad, you'll love how you pronounce Featherstonehaugh - Fanshaw or Chomoldely - Chumley!! How do these come to pass ? Singin and Sinclare I can understand as they are just SaintJohn and SaintClaire compressed, but the other two???!!?

My first name is Michelle ( named after my Dad, Michael ) but I grew up in north London where I and several thousand other Michelles ( well that's what seemed like at the time ) were re-named Meeshewal. It's hard to write out how north London people pronounce a double L , but they manage to get a W in there some how. To add insult to injury this was often shortened to Meesh, Shell ( with the W ) or Shelly. I wish my parents had just called me Michael and had done with it!

Sharon, I sympathise!! Mind you I always liked "Shara".

TTFN M'Lady P.