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[Opinions] Re: Question for Australians on pet form for Megan

by Suzanne146 (guest)

4/22/2022, 1:20 AM

in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans

I'm Aussie and I would definitely pronounce Megan as mee-gan but shorten it to Megs rhyming with legs.

What can I say, we're a contrary bunch!

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- Lumi

4/23/2022, 10:13 AM

I third this! I would say that "Meg" (rhyming with leg) is more common than "Megs" but us Aussies definitely use Megs and rarely Megsy.

- Pink Princess

4/22/2022, 5:23 PM

I second this!

- clevelandkentevans

4/22/2022, 6:59 AM

Thanks! This of course is not the only example of people using a different vowel sound in a pet form than they do in the full formal name. Jim as the pet form of James is one of the most prominent examples

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