Date:  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 07:46:03 -0700

From:  Bruce Gelder <bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CAMEL.SIM.ES.COM>

Subject: Re: "little"



>My mother's cousin was known as Little Aaron even after he became taller

>than Big Aaron. (Little Aaron's legal name was Richard -- Aaron was his

>"Jewish name"). 1950's; New York City and Ulster County, NY.



For what it's worth, my mother calls me Little Bruce to this day. I intensely

dislike it, but I've never told her. There's no Big Bruce, though, so perhaps

this is not the same usage. (I live in Salt Lake City; my mother was

raised in Central Utah and Southwestern Colorado.)



My father, who was raised in North Dakota's Red River Valley, calls me

simply Little Boy (which I dislike even more)--also to this day.



Bruce Gelder

bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]camel.sim.es.com