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[Opinions] Re: Older Nicknames
I think a lot of us tend to think of nicknames as "short for" when they aren't necessarily for that purpose. In ye olden days, there were so many people who had the same name that nns were used too distinguish them from each other.Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin

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Interesting how the concept of nicknames has changed over the years!