Re: NICKNAMES
in reply to a message by molly22md
I agree. If you want to call the child a certain name, then use it. Why should you have to use the full or formal name? I think that can make things confusing actually!
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as to how that confuses things. I have two sons who have formal names with nicknames and I don't see where the confusion comes in to play. Sometimes they're called by their formal names and sometimes by their nicknames. No biggie.
as to how that confuses things. I have two sons who have formal names with nicknames and I don't see where the confusion comes in to play. Sometimes they're called by their formal names and sometimes by their nicknames. No biggie.
Confusion...
In a rather extreme example, I know a "Bernice." She's known by that name to all and sundry--I have no idea how she got it. Her real name is Bernadette. If either of these were more common, I could certainly see how confusing that could get...
In a rather extreme example, I know a "Bernice." She's known by that name to all and sundry--I have no idea how she got it. Her real name is Bernadette. If either of these were more common, I could certainly see how confusing that could get...