People Who Shorten Your Name
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Pretty sure people do it to be friendly but that's just me.
Yes. Amish, Hamish, Beamish, Omish, Aimish, Meeshie, and probably a few other variations.
As a large American, just don't call me late for dinner. But it doesn't mean I have to like what you call me.
I had a boss named Robert who preferred Bob and would correct a person immediately if called Robert.
He would do the same to them if I was called by my shortened name. Respect.
thank you because you're a Robert does not make you a Bob. It's kind of like a secret society. Just ask Python he won't tell you but he knows.
yeah but the short form of your name is Tele. I mean unless you're a t.v. detective that doesn't work.
My name is Shane but most people just refer to me as "that jackass". Not really shorter though.
In Palm Springs the long form has a totally different meaning. You can’t win for losing.
No, but when I was 8 I accidentally ate the film strip. I thought it was a fruit rollup!
I recently call a guy Rob, I couldn't remember if it was was Rob or Robert. I had to make a choice..
and I still don't know.
and I still don't know.
you can't just tell us that without further explanation. I mean you can, but you'd be a meanie and you're no meanie.
I can't stand the people who have to dimunize a name by adding 'ie' or 'y' : Johnny, jimmy, frankie, eddie, bobbie, timmie, freddy, mikey, marky, tommy, Cosmicky, Richy, Shaney, etc......
Funny, despite my annoyance with people shortening my name, I don't mind when older people add a 'y' to mine, comes off almost like a term of endearment. My door lady and this 70yo guy who lives across the street from me calls me as such and I find it endearing but if some young snot who I barely know did I'd find it crass.
I understand and would agree but i meant all the time to everyone like no one ever left third grade ... I've met people like that and I always wondered how they were allowed to roam free ...
Maybe their is a huge population that watched My Cousin Vinny one too many times then went off to breed...
Well my name on the birth certificate is Al.
And people screw it up all the time.
So joke ‘em if they can’t take a choke!
The ones that insist there has to be more to my name, I drop Alowishus Devadaner Ambercrobie. Thats short for mud.
but no one ever gets my Primus jokes!
And people screw it up all the time.
So joke ‘em if they can’t take a choke!
The ones that insist there has to be more to my name, I drop Alowishus Devadaner Ambercrobie. Thats short for mud.
but no one ever gets my Primus jokes!
I stopped fighting that battle a long time ago. People screw my long name up, so I'm just rolling with the short version until I die I guess.
What irks me are the older millennials, X-ers, and (certain) boomers who get peeved when you call them "Mr. {LastName}" or "Sir". Dang it, I'm southern and I was raised with manners. If you are my elder, you are going to get hit with that until you tell me otherwise, and you're not allowed to get annoyed by it.
What irks me are the older millennials, X-ers, and (certain) boomers who get peeved when you call them "Mr. {LastName}" or "Sir". Dang it, I'm southern and I was raised with manners. If you are my elder, you are going to get hit with that until you tell me otherwise, and you're not allowed to get annoyed by it.
Primus sucks! (for those not in the know, it's actually a Primus fan term of endearment). And I got the My Name is Mud reference before you dropped the Primus punchline.
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My name's only one syllable but I like it when friends call me "D". Chasing Embers is a name give by my tribal great grandmother for playing with fire as a child but being called Chasing or Embers here doesn't bother me.