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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tweet by San Antonio Express-New, saying: "Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns."

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ted is a nickname for Edward. Don't ask me how, but it is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In medieval England it was trendy to make nicknames by rhyming with a shortened form

Robert -> Rob -> Bob

Richard -> Rick -> Dick

Margaret -> Meg -> Peg

William -> Will -> Bill

All being pretty common examples. This was covered pretty early on in the excellent History of English Podcast

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That explains my Aunt Peggy.