I think you just have to say it to them a lot. And reward them with petting and treats when they respond. Also, some cats are smarter than others. Although… hmm. We have one cat who is a little feather-brained, but even she knows her name. I must be accidentally good at reinforcing their names.

By that logic you should just leave this phrase on most of the posts on Reddit.

Both, but mostly just Earl. I’ll try that and see if it sticks. Thanks.

All my cats have known and respond to their names. I hear people say cats don’t know their names, but this isn’t my experience. One of my cats, Mervyn, LOVES his name. If you call him he’ll come to you, and if you say his name while petting him he gets all squinty eyed and purrs harder. It’s very cute.

I’m sorry, Earl. Your consonant cluster just isn’t for me.

We used to have a cat named Pearly. Purr-ly.

Oh, okay! I see. Sorry. I love that my daughter loves the name and the kitten. I just… This seems to be a quirk of mine, but some words bug me. I won’t say what it is, by my own beloved husband’s name is hard for me to say happily. I call him by a pet name, so it doesn’t matter much though. I prefer names that end in R or Y for ease of use. Or even just a single consonant! I’m not THAT difficult. Haha

I did this same thing once! Only it’s because I have an astigmatism.

I was at the counter of a Chinese food stand trying to read the overhead menu. If I stretch my eyes out it will improve my astigmatism somewhat, so that’s what I did so I could read it. It only hit me that I was doing something wrong when I noticed two of the Chinese guys behind the counter staring at me. I was mortified! I left. No Chinese food for me that day.

Yes, that should help matters. :|

I’ve been calling him Early Bird. I think the y softens the rl. I was hoping someone would come up with something better, but I’ll probably stick with Early Bird. :)

It doesn’t irk me at all! Where is that coming from?!

Gahhh!

It doesn’t roll off the tongue at all. The rl combo is taxing to me. Also, I knew an Earl once. I didn’t like him.

It’s the rl combo that drives me crazy!