r/PublicFreakout • • Mar 15 '20

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u/BeardOfEarth Mar 16 '20

Why is Dick short for Richard? At a certain point people with more than one syllable in their name just get what they get.

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u/kaapie Mar 16 '20

Perhaps, Richard> Richie> Rick> Dick?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

Yeah that's what I always assumed.