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I taught a child once whose name was Catheline. I pronounced it like Kathleen, and she corrected me: it was, she said, cath-uh-leen. I thanked her and moved on; usually I don't use nicknames when I'm teaching, unless I get asked to, but I called her Cathy from that day on, and she accepted it quit happily. I just couldn't force myself to say all three syllables.