Originally Posted by
Alphys
Really? I've always pronounced it with the "R", but then again I never really use it in daily life so it's just one of those things I guess.
Word of the Day: Hypocorism
Definition:
1. A pet name
2. The use of pet names
Examples:
1. People began to refer to the elusive and mysterious Loch Ness monster by the hypocorism "Nessie" in the 1940s.
2. "… the use of hypocorisms … is on the decline (only my Aunt Dorothy is still called Toots), and terms of endearment have come under suspicion ('Call me Dollboat or Sweetie-Pie one more time, Mr. Snodgrass, and you've got a harassment suit on your hands')." — William Safire, The New York Times, 27 Sept. 1992
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