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• De_Narm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I knew that Joe could be short for Joseph, it just never occured to me you guys would address the president of all people with a short form.

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  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    William Clinton was also typically referred to by the shortened version of his name.

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    • De_Narm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I surrender, this time around I didn’t even know you could shorten William to Bill. Next up someone’s telling me Donald is short for Ottobertifurz - honoring his fake german roots.

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      • Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Donald is short for Ronaldo

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For some reason, that generation very rarely use their actual name. I had an uncle whose real name I only found out at his funeral, he had gone by his middle name all his life.

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• Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are people called Sam and not Samantha. There are Matts that aren’t Matthews. There are Joes that aren’t Joseph.

  Maybe don’t be a dick?

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  • meliaesc@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nicknames as legal names is one of my pet peeves, and I acknowledge that I have no right to have an opinion about someone’s name.

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    • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I worked with a guy whose legal name was Billy once. This was in the South, of course.

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