Last Names

There's no doubt about the fact that while on the battlefield you're going to come across some incredibly wacky last names, all of which will be your responsibility to pronounce CORRECTLY. When you mispronounce a name, your producer will make it known (usually by either a level 2 or a level 3). To do so is sacrilege. Here are a few that have stood out to me so far over the duration of my employment. I must contest that I've had a good laugh here and there at their expense:
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Correct Pronounciation * Incorrect Pronounciation

Fishwasser ----------------- Fishmonger

Weitzenhoffer ------------ Wizenfranker

Wallmower --------------- Wallflower

Skola----------------------- Ebola

Swackhammer----------- Jackhammer

Carsey--------------------- Carseat

Reiser---------------------- Geiser

Mungioli------------------ Ravioli

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You'll get the hang of it after being criticized for your mispronunciations with every failed effort that you make to voice them correctly. This doesn't mean you can't give out a little internal giggle every time you think it. After all, this is one of the few times where you can bring some humor into the work environment and make the day go faster (kind of like that game you play in the car where you have to find the letters of the alphabet on street signs, license plates etc.)

*On a side note. The last name breakdown just sent my spell checker into an epileptic seizure.