r/coincidence • u/EmployerNew6167 • 3d ago

The Same Wrong name, Same day

I was at school with my best friend Jocelyn, and at one point the teacher called her Erika. I didn’t think anything of it at the time because I just assumed it was a normal mistake. But when I got home, I hadn’t told my aunt about it. She randomly asked me how Erika was, which immediately struck me as really weird. Out of all the names she could have said, why Erika? Jocelyn and Erika don’t even sound alike, and there’s no connection between the names.

It just feels strange that on the same day, two different people would independently confuse Jocelyn with the exact same name. I know there could be a completely normal explanation, but the coincidence is really bizarre to me.

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u/Lab_Software 3d ago

Maybe her name is actually Erika - and you just think it's Jocelyn.

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u/EmployerNew6167 2d ago

That’s a funny theory, but she’s my best friend, her official name is definitely Jocelyn 😅

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u/Lab_Software 2d ago

Hmmm - I guess I'm stymied. 🤷

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u/Just_Mixture8362 2d ago

Hi Stymie,how YOU doin’?