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in reply to a message by Arcadia
I don't usually mind when people give short forms of names as full names; I figure they don't like the long form at all but adore the nick. But I would do it myself only in very rare cases, where the short form comes from the last half of long form, is rare, old, or foreign, or is an artificial short form. Like Liam, Beth, Greta, Ada, Drew, Frida.
Most of the time, I agree with Arcadia (about the need for a formal name in formal situations). Names like Lucy, Bill, Katie, Abby, Joe, etc. imply familiarity and affection to me, and a person ought to be giving permission for the familiarity by choosing to introduce him/herself that way.
- chazda
edited because I put my sig twice and misspelled a word.
Most of the time, I agree with Arcadia (about the need for a formal name in formal situations). Names like Lucy, Bill, Katie, Abby, Joe, etc. imply familiarity and affection to me, and a person ought to be giving permission for the familiarity by choosing to introduce him/herself that way.
- chazda
edited because I put my sig twice and misspelled a word.
This message was edited 12/17/2004, 6:33 AM
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