Discussion Forum—A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

A charming story of a mistake that could happen to anyone:

Denise RSVP'd to my party via email, and she wrote: "My daughter & I will make it to your Christmas party. I will make a pot of chili & she will make a dessert. Please send me your address, so that my Garmin can help me find your house!!"... Ok, so do you know what I thought?! I seriously thought her daughter's name was "Garmin". But today, while shopping at Best Buy, I see this GPS thingy, and the name of the brand was "Garmin" - but still, I don't put 2 n' 2 together, infact, I thought to myself... "Hmmmm, I wonder if Denise named her daughter after this brand?!".... well, I get back home today, to find an email from Denise. (Earlier, I sent out an email to all attendees of my party, to let them know who was coming, and I wrote "Garmin - Denise's Guest"....funny huh?!? So, I come home, and see this email from Denise that says, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Jen, My daughter's name is Jamee, "Garmin" is my GPS system that will lead me to your house!"