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[Facts] Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world
by kittykat2006
2/28/2013, 7:35 PM
in reply to a message by ClaudiaS
I would guess that the US use of Sasha is simply a diminutive of Natasha (Natasha-> Tasha-> Sasha) rather then a deliberate use of the Russian male name,I don't have hard proof of this but it would make sense.

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Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  overtheclouds  ·  2/21/2013, 2:34 AM
•Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  ClaudiaS  ·  2/26/2013, 11:06 AM
•Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  overtheclouds  ·  3/2/2013, 5:03 AM
•Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  kittykat2006  ·  2/28/2013, 7:35 PM
•Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  clevelandkentevans  ·  3/1/2013, 5:50 AM
•Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  clevelandkentevans  ·  2/26/2013, 7:57 AM
•Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world  ·  overtheclouds  ·  3/2/2013, 5:03 AM
•I have wondered the same thing  ·  Swiff  ·  2/22/2013, 9:59 AM
•Re: I have wondered the same thing  ·  overtheclouds  ·  3/2/2013, 5:52 AM