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[Opinions] Re: Nickname for Adelaide
by
Martha
(CarolineCarolina)
7/28/2018, 5:48 AM
in reply to
a message by basilisk
Would you say the same thing about
Deborah
and
Debbie
or
Eleanor
and
Ellie
or say,
Emma
and
Emmie
?
It seems completely reasonable to me to prefer
Adelaide
in full over
Addie
.
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basilisk
(blaaarg)
7/29/2018, 8:52 AM
Eh, yes? I definitely would. Hate
Debbie
but love
Deborah
? HOW? The same applies to your other examples - this is precisely the formula I find confusing.
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