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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Mant- on 2026-03-09 19:30:53+00:00.
Obligatory not today, but still affecting me today.
At the start of the new term, my professor for my philosophy course started asking for names of the people who seemed to answer the questions the most; that meant me and like three other people. Problem is, I am not a loud person and this is 100 person lecture in a 200 seat lecture hall. So when he finally gets to me and I mutter my answer, and he says “ah, and what’s your name?” I basically hum out my name.
My name is very common but I can understand how it sounds similar to the name he’s now calling me. I’ve had to learn to respond to this new title, and it seems like we have the same route around campus because he’ll shout my “new” name down the hall and wave at me. Very enthusiastic guy.
The problem came today when I visited him for office hours to view my recent test. He started scanning the class list. No name matching mine. I tried not to rip my face off and run away. Eventually he turns to me and asks “is there a different name it could be under?” And I went “yeah, (real name).” He just awkwardly said “oh.” And found my grade. I genuinely think crapping my pants would’ve been less embarrassing. I’ve let this man believe my name was something else for two months. I responded to it. Anyways, I hope we’re chill. He’s a great prof.
TL;DR I said my name too quietly in class and felt too embarrassed to correct my professor, leading to him calling me by this new name for 2 months.