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Hiya,

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"This is my daughter, Amelia. We call her Amy."
You say: "What a lovely name!"
You think: "With a name like Amelia, why would you use Amy?"

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"This is my son, Seamus. We call him Shay."
You say: "That's a great name!"
You think: "Seamus is an amazing name, and I love the nn Shay."

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"This is my daughter, Cait."
You say: "Wow, that's my name! Is it short for anything?"
You think: "Wow, that's my name! Mine's short for Caitlin, is her's short for anything?"

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"This is my son, Philip. He goes by Phil."
You say: "Philip is the coolest name!"
You think: "Dr. Phil has definitely changed it, but still ... It's great."

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"This is my daughter, Lydia. Everyone calls her Lyddie."
You say: "Lydia is a beautiful name."
You think: "Lydia's gorgeous. Lyddie's nice."

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"This is my son, Christopher."
You say: "That's a very popular name. Did you use it in honour of someone?"
You think: "It's so popular, I don't understand why someone would use it now."

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xx Cait xx