it's really fnny in russia, because there are usually many possible shortnames for one name, and most of the time the peson just likes one variation and hates the others.
don't call dmitri 'mitya' if he goes by 'dima'! or ludmila 'luda' if she likes 'mila'. ;)
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Date: 2007-08-10 02:33 pm (UTC)don't call dmitri 'mitya' if he goes by 'dima'! or ludmila 'luda' if she likes 'mila'. ;)