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Help[Opinions] Sometimes nick names are longer
in reply to a message by space cadet
And nick names are used for endearments, not just for shortening.
Like Lolita for Lola, Carmencita for Carmen, Gracie for Grace, Ruthie for Ruth, Johnny for John, Jimmy for James, Charlie for Charles. Molly is no shorter than Mary but easier to say for a child.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Like Lolita for Lola, Carmencita for Carmen, Gracie for Grace, Ruthie for Ruth, Johnny for John, Jimmy for James, Charlie for Charles. Molly is no shorter than Mary but easier to say for a child.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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I never realised that Molly was a nn for Mary.
Care for some gopher Everett?
-Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
-Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
This message was edited 1/2/2006, 8:37 PM
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