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Originally Posted by MysticCat
You think? I've never found that to be a problem. To me, the bigger problem is that there is more than one nickname for my given name, and the one I go by is not as common as some others. People who don't know me (and even a few who do) inavariably assume the wrong one, which I really dislike being called. They get demerits for that.
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This! I have the same problem. Growing up, I had many teachers who would assume I used the more popular/"older" nickname. It drove me crazy. Just assuming that someone even uses a nickname is ridiculous. Again, my second cousin has the same name and she doesn't use a nickname.
What also throws people is that my nickname doesn't start with the same letter as my given name. I even had one teacher tell me, "You can't do that."
