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Re: Josephine “Posy”

by Gingersnap (Ranchie)

9/21/2021, 6:30 PM

in reply to a message by flossie

I do think it’s silly and I know it’s a real nickname for Josephine, but I never understood why.

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- flossie (dnfosdgvn) +2

9/21/2021, 10:32 PM

I think probably because it rhymes with Josie!

- Amphelise (Chrisell) +1

9/23/2021, 6:06 AM

It doesn't rhyme with Josie in all accents - in mine Josie is JO-see, whereas Posy is PO-zee. I know that some people say the 's' in Josie as more of a /z/ than an /s/, which would make them rhyme.

- flossie (dnfosdgvn)

9/24/2021, 2:09 AM

I know it doesn’t rhyme perfectly in every accent but I still think PO-zee and JO-see are close enough to explain it.

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