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submitted 4 days ago by may_be@thelemmy.club to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I call him Steve online and I go by Larry.

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[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 0 points 2 days ago

No confusion will arise from calling people by their expected names. Confusion could easily arise from calling people by an interpretation of their expected name. Same goes for offense. Regardless of the intent of the original rule, we're all better off without it.

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