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Re: Russian diminutives in the Western world
The younger daughter of President Obama is indeed a Natasha who is called Sasha. However, that hasn't ever made sense to me, as I don't get how the T in Tasha would normally change to an S. All the other examples I know of American women called Sasha (when it's a pet form and not the full official name) have been Alexandra on the birth certificate.
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