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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tweet by San Antonio Express-New, saying: "Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns."

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Is Ted not commonly used as short for Edward?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The contracted form of The Edward.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

T'ed

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Theodore

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I wouldn't know. Sorry english is not my first language. Could you explain where the 'T' comes from?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It is. Like Senator Ted Kennedy.