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Never mispronounce a woman's name

My friends, hell hath no fury like a woman whose name has been mispronounced or misspelt! The other day, I almost called on my ancestors after a lady publicly scorned me for mispronouncing her name. I introduced her as Everline instead of Evelyne. I never knew people's names have joined the list of sensitive issues in our generation. Men, get it from me that mispronunciation of names is enough to let your dream wife slip off your fingers as you watch.

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