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  1. sairuh

    This reminds me of a couple of articles I recently read about Australian English, which is rife with hypocorisms.

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/australian-nicknames

    …And also:

    https://daily.jstor.org/australians-obsessed-nicknaming/

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    • Jed

      Nifty—thanks for the links!

      And that first one has a particularly interesting discussion about making a distinction between hypocorisms and diminutives and abbreviated versions of names. And a bunch of other interesting stuff. Great article.

      Lots of good stuff in that second one too. Thanks!

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