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in reply to a message by Danielle79
I would definitely shorten August. Probably to something like Stinky or Fuggs. So would everyone else I know. Yet another reason you should use Wolfgang!
Only joking. I personally would probably nickname a friend named August whether he liked it or not, maybe Augie or Gus but most likely both, with some Augustine and Gusty and Gussie and Augs and Augsy and Auglet thrown in for fun. Depends how much I liked him. But I think I'm the exception and I nickname almost everyone.
"Nickname" and "name you go by that's not your real name" are unfairly conflated nowadays because everyone wants such a say in what other people do with their names. I think sometimes an August will get an Augie or a Gus. I don't think there's a danger of that overtaking his identity as August.
Only joking. I personally would probably nickname a friend named August whether he liked it or not, maybe Augie or Gus but most likely both, with some Augustine and Gusty and Gussie and Augs and Augsy and Auglet thrown in for fun. Depends how much I liked him. But I think I'm the exception and I nickname almost everyone.
"Nickname" and "name you go by that's not your real name" are unfairly conflated nowadays because everyone wants such a say in what other people do with their names. I think sometimes an August will get an Augie or a Gus. I don't think there's a danger of that overtaking his identity as August.
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