Mum hated our names being shortened, there was Simone (Simmy, Sim) Kellie (Kel), Kyle (Ky), Emma (Em), Blake (get BJ as his middle name is Jesse) and Tori (gets Tore i call her TC, her mid name is Cassandra. I shorten people's names even though i hate it d'oh!).
Sarah, i dont tell anyone Xander real name is Alexander as i HATE Alex (the name) on everything, his name is Xander. But When he's a big shot lawyer, and want to sound professional, he can call himself Alexander (or even Lochlan, his middle name-by then i dont care!!)
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