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Help[Opinions] Re: Why do British people nickname with -azza or -ozza?
in reply to a message by jeannie.
I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out why they call Paul McCartney Macca.
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Macauley, McCartney and friends get shortened to "Mac", and Macca's just an elaborated form. That's all there is to it.
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Mac-ca rtney?
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Maybe it's based on his surname?
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Oh, yeah, I knew it was based upon his surname. I didn't mean "still trying to figure out" literally, though that wasn't clear. I meant it in the sense of "It sounds weird to me because we don't call him that in the US." I could have just let this go, but it was bothering me that people would think I'm that dumb, though it would be my own fault if they did! :-D
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