This tendency, by the youth of today (I'm speaking to the twenty yr olds here), to abbreviate names.
I'm totally down with J-Lo, LiLo etc. I enjoy playing that game too, but there's a far more ridiculous trend I've been noticing on facebook and elsewhere.
Ryan becomes Ry.
Dylan becomes Dyl.
Tara becomes Tars.
Sara, Sars.
Brian, Bri.
Laura, Lau.
Not okay.
'Dyl & Lau's Big Day!' scream the album names.
'Love you Tars!'
'Happy birthday Bri!'
Perfectly decent short manageable names abbreviated away to mulch.
Call me Mother Grundy, or Mommy-G, or just Mo-G, but I think it's not okay.
I think it's l-a-z-y.
I'm totally down with J-Lo, LiLo etc. I enjoy playing that game too, but there's a far more ridiculous trend I've been noticing on facebook and elsewhere.
Ryan becomes Ry.
Dylan becomes Dyl.
Tara becomes Tars.
Sara, Sars.
Brian, Bri.
Laura, Lau.
Not okay.
'Dyl & Lau's Big Day!' scream the album names.
'Love you Tars!'
'Happy birthday Bri!'
Perfectly decent short manageable names abbreviated away to mulch.
Call me Mother Grundy, or Mommy-G, or just Mo-G, but I think it's not okay.
I think it's l-a-z-y.
I tend to agree there is a certain laziness and manners. Don't get me started!
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That is an interesting thought. And I can respect your opinion. But I'm guilty of the "laziness" you state in your post. I call my sister, Angela, who goes by Angie, Ang. I call my kids nicknames that are their names shortened. I don't think that's lazy at all, but a mere nickname that shows closeness. I am very close with my sister and I call her Ang, and she's has always liked being call that. Nicknames shows your closeness with a person. I can't walk up to some Tom, Dick, or Harry and shorten it because I want to be "lazy". I'm sure they people on facebook feel the same way. Name shorten is just a way to show you are close to a person, and that you are comfortable with him and call them by a nickname. And of course this is just my opinion, and we are all aloud one!
ReplyDeleteI love nicknames but not boring or cliche nicknames and certainly not shortened nicknames. That totally lacks imagination. I like to develop nicknames that are mildly offensive and mostly goofy. I only do this to people I love (like my poor 14 year old son whom I sometimes, lately, refer to as "Flappy." For some reason that just makes me laugh every time.) I'm told this is a guy thing. And yup, I'm kind of a pea-brain.
ReplyDeletewhen my first son was born, I was determined to choose a name that would not be shortened. I rejected all kinds of suggestions because my son was going to be known only by his full name!
ReplyDeleteToday, a week shy of 29 years later, I am the only one who calls him 'Si'... to the rest of the world he is Simon or Sky-man.
Not sure how that happened!
I kind of agree, some short names do not need to be shorten even more... But also to my nicknames are a way to feel closer to somebody because not only you can call them by their first name but u also have a special nickname for them, but I have to agree with dbs, I also love to give random nicknames to people!
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