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Originally posted by Derwood
It's worse when you name them Katherine, call them Katherine, but other people (primarily teachers) take it upon themselves to nickname her Kate or Katie.
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Hold the phone... isn't that sort of what nicknaming is all about? The names that other people call you? Granted, unwanted nicknames are tragic, but people have to understand the propensity for people to shorten names and call people their own special names. If it's that big a deal and your child doesn't like it, s/he can exert some control over it, i.e. "It's Katherine" in response to "Hey Kat!"