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Re: CHAT: "Nik"names :) (was Re: Middle Initials)

From:Jesse Bangs <jaspax@...>
Date:Saturday, February 17, 2001, 4:53
> > Why do you spell 'Nik' with a K? > > Well, the usual shortening is Nick, despite their being no K in > Nicholas. Basically, I just don't like the redundant "c" in Nick. > Plus, by now, it's just become part of me. :-)
<<reeling in horror>> I have assumed all along that 'Nik' was a further shortening of 'Nikki', which is in turn a nickname for 'Nicole' or 'Nicoleta.' Which means that I have thought you were female! Whoops. Jesse Bangs

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