Re: "Ah" in front of a name

Re: "Ah" in front of a name


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Posted by estee wah on January 25, 2002 at 11:23:21:

In Reply to: "Ah" in front of a name posted by Mim Romero on September 02, 2001 at 07:02:02:

it's more likely that 'ah' was used to replace their first name.'ah' is the generic name substitute. like if the guy's name was Wei Ming, for example, people would call him Ah Ming for short, or in affection.
like calling someone liz instead of elizabeth.



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