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Subject: Re: Mae vs May (m)
Author: insane romantic   (Authenticated as insane romantic)
Date: May 21, 2012 at 3:51:46 AM
Reply to: Mae vs May (m) by humblebee
I prefer May. Mae looks awkward and incomplete to me, more like a nickname, whereas May looks like a full name.

Maybe people use Mae because it looks a bit more modern, because May was popular a long time ago and might seem dated?

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