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Drawing from his research, Professor Adam Alter shares insights on the impact of diminutive nicknames

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- ​"Whatever permutation the diminutive takes, Dr. Alter said, names matter. 'Assigning someone a name that means small will subtly or heavy-handedly convey that the person, at least metaphorically and in certain respects, is small,' he said."

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