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Originally Posted by David
But I really hate 'Linds.' These obsequious nicknames are phony-chummy. The really curious thing is that the fans who use these nicknames the most are typically younger & newer to the Mac fan dodge.
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I think Linds is a natural truncation of "Lindsey" and I can see doing that, just as some people might call you "Dave" even if you had a keen aversion to that moniker. They think it's "normal" to use that nickname. Same with Chuck, Bob, Bill, etc. I see Linds in the same vain.
Now, with Christine, even if I didn't know she would answer to "Chris" I would call her that, unless I heard she detested it. What I don't like is to have her called Christy or Chrissy. That just sounds like an imposition. It's not an abbreviation the world expects; it's a candied term that I feel you're really taking liberties to bestow without permission. With Stephanie, I'd never say Stevie on my own, if I didn't know that was preferred. I would say "Steph" though. I feel, in general, you shouldn't have a name with 3 syllables in it and
not think people are going to shorten it.
Now, while I have one aunt who insists on calling me "Shelly" or "Shelly Bell" I don't normally think that "Michele" needs to be abbreviated or substituted in any way, shape or form.
As for the Macsters, I like to call them various things, the 3 songwriters anyway, but none on an incessant basis.
Michele