DEAR FACEBOOK, GIVE ME MY APOSTROPHE BACK NOW!
I was happily mooching around Facebook on Friday evening and noticed a Wall message from Tanya:
Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
Yes, I did used to have an apostrophe in my name.
No, I didn't remove it myself.
I am a stickler for my name being spelled correctly, especially after the maiden name I had (any old school friends reading... ssshhh - you've probably forgotten how to spell it anyway). My name is O'Hara. It's origins are Irish. I'm proud of my name. I don't give a shiny shite how the rest of my family spell it (Ohara, OHara). IT'S O'HARA!! End of.
So, Facebook. You may not realise but when people spell my name incorrectly, I tend to get a bit pissed off.
WHERE. IS. MY. APOSTROPHE?
This plight must have tugged at a few heartstrings because the lovely Debbi* set up aJust Giving Facebook Group (yes, even I realise the irony of that).
At the time of publishing, we have received no response from Facebook.
I sit here and weep. I mourn for my missing apostrophe. My apostrophe is out there somewhere, alone... looking for two letters to nestle between. Without the O and the H it is vulnerable. If you see it, send it back, please.
*I am mortified. See the comments... Sorry Debbi x
Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
Yes, I did used to have an apostrophe in my name.
No, I didn't remove it myself.
I am a stickler for my name being spelled correctly, especially after the maiden name I had (any old school friends reading... ssshhh - you've probably forgotten how to spell it anyway). My name is O'Hara. It's origins are Irish. I'm proud of my name. I don't give a shiny shite how the rest of my family spell it (Ohara, OHara). IT'S O'HARA!! End of.
So, Facebook. You may not realise but when people spell my name incorrectly, I tend to get a bit pissed off.
WHERE. IS. MY. APOSTROPHE?
This plight must have tugged at a few heartstrings because the lovely Debbi* set up a
At the time of publishing, we have received no response from Facebook.
I sit here and weep. I mourn for my missing apostrophe. My apostrophe is out there somewhere, alone... looking for two letters to nestle between. Without the O and the H it is vulnerable. If you see it, send it back, please.
*I am mortified. See the comments... Sorry Debbi x