Ha. In  Ireland there are about 37 different ways to spell my last
name Brennan.

Brennan, Brennen, Brenan, Brenen, Braoinen, Braoinan, etc.

And they're the authorities on Brennans... :)

On Sep 22, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

> Most of you guys have got it easy.  Try getting someone to spell
> "Schwaia"
> write the first time.  No matter how slowly I spell it, the
> American mind
> cannot grasp the idea of "aia".  It's quite funny.
>
> And for those who've decided that "aia" just can't be right, I
> usually end
> up with either Schwala or Schwaig.  The spelling detectives analyse
> my last
> name and decide that the "i" is an "l" or that last "a" must be a "g".
>
> Happy Spelling,