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why tf you lying rule (lemmy.cafe)

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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

Wait until they find out that Billy is short for William

[-] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

Billium

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

Also, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 4 months ago

this one makes me violent

[-] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

The best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Ya that one has always bothered me. It makes zero sense. That's like having Mark be short for Brennan.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Some nicknames do a consonant shift for the first letter, like William > Will > Willy > Billy

Margaret > Meg > Meggy > Peggy

[-] konalt@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Chuck is short for Charles

[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

Wait, really?

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yes, really.

[-] Harold_Penisman@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I have actually met someone named Billiam

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

The lost element

[-] Bleys@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Sasha is short for Alexander (in Russian)

[-] Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

And Slava is short for every other name

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Or Hank being short for Henry.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 14 points 4 months ago

pass me a henrykerchief would you my lad

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Also Buffy is short for Elizabeth

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 11 points 4 months ago

Elizabeth II, vampire slayer

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I can sorta see that. Beth, Bethy, Buffy

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I mean, what isn't short for Elizabeth?

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