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Re: Jack as a nickname for John
I live in Poland, where the name "John" isn't a thing, but I'm half English, and I think it is (or at least used to be) a very common practice. John "Jack" (or Ernest) Worthing from Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a literary example.
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