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Jane.
It's not that difficult a name, is it?
So how come twice in the last two weeks, somebody has called me Jan? Really, it would be hard to confuse me with the Owner's secretary assistant, who is round and blonde and is named Jan. (And we do get one another's mail sometimes, thank you Outlook Autofill.)

I just couldn't keep my mouth shut about it yesterday, and corrected the guy on the spot. Wish I had better control of myself - I ought to have waited til after the meeting.

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I will totally correct someone on the spot, but depending on my feelings about the individual will soften or sharpen the remark.

Not correcting them on the spot allows them to continue, either in error or in malice. (I had a boss who couldn't be bothered to differentiate my name from a similarly named co-worker. I expect better after a year's service.)

Someone I like:
"oh Lauren, I meant to ask you..."
"Actually, it is 'Laura'. I know it's easy to switch accidentally..."

Someone I don't like:
"oh Lauren, I meant to ask you..."
"Laura."
"Huh?"
"I'm Laura. The other girl is Lauren."