'The Killer In Me'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Though "Teppy" is fine with me. Huh.
Can I call you "Teppinator II - Judgement Day"?
As long as you can make it sound REALLY ominous, then sure!
Though "Teppy" is fine with me. Huh.
well, that's not a diminutive, it's a nickname.
True, but it *sounds* like a diminutive.
Okay, fair point.
Only if he catches you.
Crap. He'd totally catch me cause I'd forget to take it off.
builds a fire out of old leases
Maybe if you don't put it on, but just wrap it around your shoulders, it's less weird.
My boss has a hoodie sitting on the couch and he's not here. Would it be totally wierd to put it on?
wrap it around your shoulders. You're not wearing it, but it will provide some warmth.
I took DH's name. Legally I'm Susan MaidenName MarriedName, though AFAIC my original middle name, Eunice (for my grandmother, whose birthday I share) is still there. Sometimes I wish I'd kept my maiden name, but at the time I was only beginning to step out of my conservative religious phase, and it would've felt like too big of a statement. Also, my maiden name was Stone, and I was sick of being called Sharon. Seriously. It happened ALL THE TIME.
But the W. name feels like mine now, eight years on. Not that I've stopped being a Stone or having strong ties to my family and heritage, just that Susan W. is me.
I agree on the shoulders.
Though I do not know why.
Odd convention, isn't it?
Odd convention, isn't it?
If you don't actually put it on, the cooties can't transfer?
Maybe it's the lack of armpit contact.
Armpits really are nast.
I think boys should shave them too.
How are you defining diminutive? As someone whose name is all diminutive and no name, I'm curious. Because I don't see why
Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt
applies more to Stephie than Teppy (in the semantic extension sense, and certainly can be used in search of the same qualities). In my head it's derived more from the spelling than the sound, but similar enough.
I don't see any reason why one wouldn't be great and the other anathema. I just don't get the not-diminutive argument.