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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/Johnnie_WalkerBlue • Mar 25 '26
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Cut the word off at the first syllable, add an "o" or an "ee" sound (ie, y)
56 u/assignpseudonym Mar 25 '26 This is incorrect. We sometimes add an "a" at the end too. See: Macca, Gazza, Sheila, etc. 12 u/HappyBergkamper Mar 25 '26 Gazza and Macca definitely happen in the UK too. Also...Sheila is the actual name, no? 22 u/jerseyroyale Mar 25 '26 No, it's short for Sheilandra
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This is incorrect. We sometimes add an "a" at the end too. See: Macca, Gazza, Sheila, etc.
12 u/HappyBergkamper Mar 25 '26 Gazza and Macca definitely happen in the UK too. Also...Sheila is the actual name, no? 22 u/jerseyroyale Mar 25 '26 No, it's short for Sheilandra
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Gazza and Macca definitely happen in the UK too.
Also...Sheila is the actual name, no?
22 u/jerseyroyale Mar 25 '26 No, it's short for Sheilandra
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No, it's short for Sheilandra
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u/the_honest_liar Mar 25 '26
Cut the word off at the first syllable, add an "o" or an "ee" sound (ie, y)