Pete Maughn is a common Spelling of Pete Maughan

So I was thinking about how many people get in a hissy when their name is misspelled. I have to assume that their life has been horribly affected by people misspelling their name when I see their strong and swift response to an innocent misspelling. For example, my name is Peter Maughan. I usually go by Pete Maughan, and I am often regarded as either Pete Maughn or Peter Maughn because people often forget or don't even hear the silent "a" at the end of my name right before the "n."

So now I point it out at you, what are your thoughts on this? I am reminded of a talk given by a member of the quorum of twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His name is Elder Wirthlin and he died a couple years ago actually and remains in my memory as such a wonderful example of Christlike kindness and a wonderful sense of humor. He told a story of how we should learn to laugh and learn to also laugh at ourselves. He told of people who burst into road rage while driving because whenever someone cuts them off it is a signal that they have disrespected them, their family, their ancestors, and everyone all the way back to Adam. But this is not the case. In fact, just like in traffic, many people who misspell a name, cut you off, or do anything else that you might feel offended about didn't do it on purpose. Sometimes people have different cultures and perspectives. And my goal is to do my best to spell someone's name right, but I don't expect others to memorize the spelling of my name as if it were going to be on an exam they're about to take in a Chemistry class.