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Re: Not very, I think
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Thanks. Sarah/Sara is just such a short name that really it doesn't need a pet name... although I have met Sadies who were solely Sadies...
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Not a problemI think Sadie/Sally were used as nicknames more often in the past than now - like Jack was for John. The nicknames have become established names.
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They are used less often now because it's far less common for children to be given their parents' names. Nicknames like Sally and Sadie were meant to distinguish Sarah-the-mother from Sarah-the-daughter. That's rarely necessary these days.:-)
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