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HelpRe: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!
in reply to a message by khaotickharma
Posting another response because I think editing this into my other one would get too muddled.
The vice versa situation: I adore Edie. I really like Edith, too, so that wouldn't be a problem to me, but Edie as a full name would be absolutely Fine with a capital "F". I do not understand the hate people get on over nicknames as full names. Why saddle the child with a whole long ugly name if you're never going to call them that? If the intent is to call her Edie the whole time, why deal with Edith at all? Just shove Edith out of the picture. She doesn't exist. Poof! Gone!
The fierce hate of nns-as-fns does actually surprise me. How is it in any way a big deal? I fail to understand this.
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The vice versa situation: I adore Edie. I really like Edith, too, so that wouldn't be a problem to me, but Edie as a full name would be absolutely Fine with a capital "F". I do not understand the hate people get on over nicknames as full names. Why saddle the child with a whole long ugly name if you're never going to call them that? If the intent is to call her Edie the whole time, why deal with Edith at all? Just shove Edith out of the picture. She doesn't exist. Poof! Gone!
The fierce hate of nns-as-fns does actually surprise me. How is it in any way a big deal? I fail to understand this.
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I guess it's because they sound unprofessional. A name does matter, especially on a job application. It has been proven that people with certain names get more interviews than people with other names, even if they have the same skills. In the study it was done with classic English names vs African American names and the one with the English name (I think it was Emily) got invited way more often than the one with the African American name (I think it was Shaniqua but I'd have to look it up). Which is really terrible. I think it doesn't only apply to names of different origin but also to nickname names. I do think that an Emily Jones might get invited more often than an Emmy Jones, simply because her name sounds more professional. There are pretty interesting studies about that, I think you would find some on the internet.
Personally, I'd be really embarrassed just having t introduce myself as Fifi or even Katie at the age of 22 or so. They sound so immature. This is of course just my opinion.
Personally, I'd be really embarrassed just having t introduce myself as Fifi or even Katie at the age of 22 or so. They sound so immature. This is of course just my opinion.
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