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Nicknames. Is It Just Me….
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Tonight I asked someone their name.
He replied Jammy. I was momentarily confused, then it clicked.
Ah, your name is James, yes He replied. I stopped myself from laughing.
I realised I have other friends who have silly nicknames. In both instances I call them by their proper name not their nickname.
Is it just me who finds nicknames silly and don’t use them.
He replied Jammy. I was momentarily confused, then it clicked.
Ah, your name is James, yes He replied. I stopped myself from laughing.
I realised I have other friends who have silly nicknames. In both instances I call them by their proper name not their nickname.
Is it just me who finds nicknames silly and don’t use them.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I am happy to use a nickname if the individual prefers that, why not, it looks pompous if you decide the person is being 'silly' - it doesn't hurt you, so why make it an issue.
A friend of my sister-in-law has the surname Lemmon, and he was introduced to me as 'Jiff', which is what everyone calls him, including his wife.
I have no idea what his actual name is, and if he is happy to be called Jiff, who am I to say he can't.
A friend of my sister-in-law has the surname Lemmon, and he was introduced to me as 'Jiff', which is what everyone calls him, including his wife.
I have no idea what his actual name is, and if he is happy to be called Jiff, who am I to say he can't.
Actually Roy, you have hit the nail on the head.
One of my friends prefers to be called ‘Shaggy’.
Trouble is, he is pig ugly and I have never seen a woman anywhere near him. I suspect he is living in the distant past. I call him Darren (his given name). I consider it a reality check rather than disrespectful.
One of my friends prefers to be called ‘Shaggy’.
Trouble is, he is pig ugly and I have never seen a woman anywhere near him. I suspect he is living in the distant past. I call him Darren (his given name). I consider it a reality check rather than disrespectful.
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I used to watch my local rugby union team, and there was a good young (18) player who finally made the first team as prop. When I heard his teammates calling out to him as 'Slug' I thought how sad it was that that was him stuck with that horrible nickname for at least the rest of his playing days, if not a lot longer.