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in reply to a message by Ismene
I agree that insisting on a nickname when that's not what a person wants to be called IS disrespectful, but why would using a nickname be 'lazy'? They're just variants of a name, and a lot of people like going by them. I wouldn't say they were lazy. :/
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Like I said, I'm a fan of nicknames. I have absolutely nothing against them. Obviously something like Bobby for Robert isn't "lazy" because they have the same amount of syllables and take the same amount of time to say. A shortening of Bobby to Bob, however, I see as a way of cutting corners.... it's like saying "legit" instead of "legitimate".... it's just a way of moving more quickly through conversation. Maybe hurried would be a more accurate term than lazy but it often seems to me that people just don't want to make the effort to pronounce the rest of the name. And I'm not afraid to admit that oftentimes I'm one of just such people when I call my boyfriend, Evan, "Ev." I'm not trying to rule it as bad, just an observation
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But it's SO nice to have your kid have a one-syllable nickname. Do you know how many times a day I have to say "BEN?!" Plus it's much easier for him to learn over Benjamin. He can read "Ben" already, and he's not 3 yet. So I'm a fan of the short simple nn option.
Also, there are more reasons to have a nn than for something shorter. They can be used to show affection, too.
Not arguing, btw. I understand being somewhat against nicknames. It is refreshing to hear full names used that most often are used with nicknames! I just am quite pro-nickname because my name doesn't really have one, and I've always wished it did. I wanted to be one of the kids who got to tell the teacher what he/she wanted to be called when my full name got called on the first day of class! :)
Also, there are more reasons to have a nn than for something shorter. They can be used to show affection, too.
Not arguing, btw. I understand being somewhat against nicknames. It is refreshing to hear full names used that most often are used with nicknames! I just am quite pro-nickname because my name doesn't really have one, and I've always wished it did. I wanted to be one of the kids who got to tell the teacher what he/she wanted to be called when my full name got called on the first day of class! :)
This message was edited 5/16/2011, 1:36 PM
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But I'm not against nicknames! Most of my favorites actually HAVE one syllable nicknames I plan on using. And like I said, I myself often refer to my boyfriend as "Ev" instead of Evan. I'm just not keen on others imposing their own nicknames on people when they never intended on having one
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Ah, the ol' Supermarket Test. Never fails. :)
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