Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 13, 2003, 19:02 |
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From: "John Cowan" <jcowan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)
> Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> > En réponse )Bà Mark J. Reed :
> >
> >
> > >I think "Julie" is what they call Caesar in the English Asterix, btw.
> >
> > Since in French "Julie" [Zy"li] is definitely and only a feminine name,
it
> > sounds extremely strange to me ;)) .
>
> "Julie" in English is hypocoristic for both "Julius" and "Julia", as "Pat"
> represents both "Patrick" (< "Patricius", but this is not used in English)
> and "Patricia", and "Sandy" represents both "Alexander" and "Alexandra".
> "Terry" is a little more peculiar: it can represent "Terence" or
"T(h)eresa".
>
I don't know about America, but in England, "Julie" is strictly short for
"Julia".
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