SHE CALLED ME SIR.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57230)
February 27, 2017 6:46pm CST
This evening a call came through on our land line phone and I answered. The young female voice at the other end asked to speak to someone none of us knew so I told her that she had the wrong number. Her reply was "sorry Sir" - then she hung up.
Now I know that my voice is not the soft , melodious kind - but it is certainly not masculine. Perhaps there was a distortion on the line ,or the young lady was simply being mischievous or maybe to her ears - very feminine looking me did sound like a man.
Have you ever been mistaken for the wrong gender because of your voice? or made a similar mistake like that young lady did? What kind of voice do you have? Is it - high, low, booming, shrill, sexy, sultry, soft or ordinary?
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35 responses
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Feb 17
I've never been mistaken to be male over the phone, but people have assumed I was Hispanic. I don't have an accent, but when I say Spanish words, I pronounce them precisely correct (like names) - and the other person assumes I must be Hispanic - but I'm not!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
sounds like you have an ear for language @much2say
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@hereandthere I loved that show but her voice was really annoying and her laugh.
@Kandase lol I cannot sing at all either I am sure of that too!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
the nanny was shown here, too, and i loved it - and her clothes!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Feb 17
Depends on my mood what mine sounds like 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
28 Feb 17
Oh dear! Maybe there was just some weird distortion on the line. I have a low, soft voice. It's irritating when you want people to actually listen to you.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@Kandae11 lol - ah yes there have been a few times that I can recall
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@snowy22315 (209080)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I don't think so.,but Im sure it happens both ways!
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
28 Feb 17
I never been mistaken based on my face and voice but my previous id tend to cause confusion. People tend to associate Prinzcy with male. Not to mentioned, I used cat as my image. Maybe it's close to Prince or something. I've using that id almost everywhere and there's almost someone who tend to think I'm a man. Oh well.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
28 Feb 17
I am mistaken here for a man by many users. Wonder what their reasoning is.
I have a voice that is purely feminine (lol)
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Feb 17
Maybe she did it on purpose, or was just in a hurry and not thinking?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Feb 17
I think that I have a pretty good voice as far as tone and timbre are concerned. I have auditioned and been hired for a couple of local commercials.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
always my friend. i sound like a transgender on the phone, but i also smile when my students accidentally address me as SIR even if they see me. i don't sound lady-like, and i have a loud voice as well, not the sweet voice of a woman.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Mar 17
@Kandae11 hahaha! definitely my friend, i am a woman, but no more female internal reproductive organs, so that would make me a 'bisexual'? hahaha! just kidding
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
Got mistaken for sexy because of my voice... but truth is I am sexier. Lol 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I have a rather husky voice and sometimes I'm glad a male.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@Kandae11 I think it's from all my smoking years.
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@Kandae11 (57230)
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28 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill That is quite possible --, and I am happy you are over that now.
@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
1 Mar 17
Not by the wrong gender but once they said could we speak to your mummy or daddy please. I said yes of course if you would like to set up a ouiji table!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
I had it too! The sales rep thought I was a man, because my voice is low!
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
Yeah I have mistaken on previous day which they thought I'm guy, but hey looking in your profile photo I thought you are man 
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
28 Feb 17
I have people call me sir on the phone too...and certainly my voice is not husky
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