When it had been the case, with your birth name, that people want to call you by a nickname. Doesn’t matter how often you introduce yourself, people inevitably want to call you by the shortened version of your name.
It’s never been a problem, you just notice that this is the common road people take with your name. Then you change your name and, low and behold, people want to call you by a nickname.
“Do you go by Phineas or Phin?”
“Can I call you Phin?”
Again, not a problem, in fact you like the new nickname, and this pattern amuses you as you notice how certain things never change.
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