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From: beth@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Pet names
Message-ID: <937@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 10:29:17 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 18 10:29:17 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 19:55:37 EDT
Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept.
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I have noticed that boyfriends/girlfriends often use one's full name as
opposed to one's usual nickname.  Mike pointed out that while his friends
call him Mike, girlfriends (and his mother) call him Michael.  My friends
call me Beth, but I have a boyfriend who calls me Elizabeth.  A number of
people, including that same boyfriend and my parents, call me Beffer.  I
can think of several friends whose given names are used only by their
boyfriends/girlfriends.
					Beth Katz