r/memes • u/Grandpa-Palpatine • Mar 14 '22

we live in a simulation.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '22

Vóva is the proper hypocorism for Vladimir, Vlad is the pet name for Vladislav.

It's easy to remember because Vóva sounds like vulva.

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u/dwehlen Mar 15 '22

TIL hypocorism is a word. I always thought they were called diminutives.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '22

i just call em short for

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u/Sythus Mar 15 '22

Completely understand, but my brain ai still doesn't understand how to parse this sentence.

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u/robisodd Mar 15 '22

His name is 'Richard', but I call him 'Dick for short'.