Spyke
lemmy.world

That is how you spell pheonix and I don't care what the Oxford English dictionary or anyone else says.

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sicariusreply
lemmy.world

I think it was the wordsmith Scroobius pip that wrote that lyric

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The Thurman is easy to shorten, at least nowadays. Just add a thick drawl to the 'Thur' and say, "but everybody calls me Thor," and roll your eyes a bit. They'll laugh, tease you about it a bit because you got named after a comic book character, and then you won't be known as Thurman.

::: spoiler spoiler I'm well aware that Thor did not originate in comic books. Thank you for reading my TED Sp(ew)Ed. :::

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I knew a Thor in highschool. I think his name was actually Anthor? I could be wrong. Knew his brother also, named Mordecai. They had a lot more sibling I never learned their names. They were an...interesting family.

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A kid in my kids class went by Thor.... short for Thorafin

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I work with a Furman, like not even a furry. (As far as I know.)

Maybe you could shorten Thurman to Thurry?

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feddit.it

Can't they just, adopt the correct version of their name?

I have a friend with a very arcaic name and most people don't know what we call him is not his real name.

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People don't realize that this has always been the case. I learned my wife's grandpa's real name at his funeral.

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When I was much younger, my gf and I joked about naming an unwanted child to punish them (in reality, we'd get an abortion). We decided Paisley was the best bad name. But I think Thurman's parents hated them even more.

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