A couple disagrees on how to introduce their pet.
Jim writes: My fiancée and I have a dog named after my favorite baseball player, Jim Thome. (I’ve heard it pronounced “TOE-may” or “TOE-mee.”) When we’re walking Thome and a stranger asks his name, Kelly says it’s “Tommy” — to avoid explaining a name she thinks is “stupid.” Please order her to call him Thome!
I feel bad for your hero Jim Thome. Kelly thinks his name sounds stupid, and you’re not even sure how to pronounce it. It took me five minutes to find a clip of a young Thome pleading to be heard: It’s pronounced TOE-mee. By the way, Jim Thome is a great name for a dog. It’s less confusing than “Thome,” which really does sound like a mispronunciation of “Tommy.” That said, you named him Thome alone, and so he shall be called. But it will also be your job to explain his name. It seems like you’re on these walks, too — speak up for Jim Thome! Both of them!
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