----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 08:03:12PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> > > "Julie" in English is hypocoristic for both "Julius" and "Julia", as
"Pat"
> > > represents both "Patrick" (< "Patricius", but this is not used in
English)
> > > and "Patricia", and "Sandy" represents both "Alexander" and
"Alexandra".
> > > "Terry" is a little more peculiar: it can represent "Terence" or
> > "T(h)eresa".
> > >
> >
> > I don't know about America, but in England, "Julie" is strictly short
for
> > "Julia".
>
> How sure are you about that? :) It's certainly *usually* short for Julia,
> so I might think the same thing about America if I didn't happen to know
> some guys named Julie, and know *of* some famous others (like Julius
> "Julie" Schwartz, a bigwig at DC Comics during the 1960s and 1970s).
I have never met or heard of an (English) male "Julie". Doesn't mean it's
impossible, but I'm pretty sure.
> -Mark
>