• Cort@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Any Australians out there able to comment to tell us if Jim-o is a valid nickname?

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      2 days ago

      It doesn’t matter if it’s valid or not aussies will turn anything into a nickname

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      Nope. We usually shorten the last name instead if it doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. Or we name them after a beloved fictional character, eg. jimbob.

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      Yeah I’ve heard jim-o before but I wouldn’t say it’s super common, things either end in ‘oh’ or ‘ie’ to roll off the tongue nicely so jimmie is usually the norm.