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Re: how'd this shortform come about?
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We had a chat about this a while ago - people seemed to agree that it's simply an easy sound for babies and very young children to make. Like the P sound, which is how you get Peggy from Margaret and Polly from Mary.
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shows how new I am to this site! thanx;-)
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