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ArthurAWESOME Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Richard.
I know that D i c k is diminutive form from Richard and also this word is rather rude. So... I often meet this D-i-c-k in books, isn't this name funny for native speakers?
Does any Richard want to be called D i c k?
How do you use it? Can you call some Richard «D i c k»? Wouldn't it be rude? or funny, I dunno
Does any Richard want to be called D i c k?
How do you use it? Can you call some Richard «D i c k»? Wouldn't it be rude? or funny, I dunno
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I like this question! It makes me appreciate this forum because I think that it's important for language learners to have a place where they can get answers to these types of questions without fear of seeming rude or disrespectful to a teacher. That being said, my thoughts on this topic are this: While there are some men who are called by that nickname, such as Former US Vice President Cheney, in my experience they are all older men.
- I like this question!
- It makes me appreciate this forum because I think that it's important for language learners to have a place where they can get answers to these types of questions without fear of seeming rude or disrespectful to a teacher.
- That being said, my thoughts on this topic are this: While there are some men who are called by that nickname, such as Former US Vice President Cheney, in my experience they are all older men.
- I think that this nickname is falling out of favor because it is so easily changed to a put-down just by using a sarcastic tone of voice.
- From what I've seen, younger men with the name Richard use nicknames such as Rich or Rick.
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I like this question! It makes me appreciate this forum because I think that it's important for language learners to have a place where they can get answers to these types of questions without fear of seeming rude or disrespectful to a teacher.
That being said, my thoughts on this topic are this:
While there are some men who are called by that nickname, such as Former US Vice P
That being said, my thoughts on this topic are this:
While there are some men who are called by that nickname, such as Former US Vice P
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I rarely make the connection between proper names and the more vulgar expressions.
D-i-c-k, Peter, Sam, Arthur, Philip -- they're all just names.
[ed: It seems our "vulgarity control" doesn't see it that way necessarily, as I had to separate the letters in the first example.]
D-i-c-k, Peter, Sam, Arthur, Philip -- they're all just names.
[ed: It seems our "vulgarity control" doesn't see it that way necessarily, as I had to separate the letters in the first example.]
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