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People like shortcuts; one syllable words are easier say, easier to remember, easier to spell, and shorter to write than 2 or more syllables. Vee-it-nam is too much work for some folks..."Nam" is quicker. "Steve" is simpler to say & spell than "Stephen", or "Bob" for "Robert", etc.

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