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Re:John C. Bogle Has Died by chirau on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:34PM (#18927211)
Lol. Really? How is it shorter?

I think it's just a nickname, which does not necessarily mean shorter.

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Re:John C. Bogle Has Died by greglindahl on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @08:29PM (#18927519)
“Short” is short for “nickname”, in this case.
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Re:John C. Bogle Has Died by dceddia on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @10:49PM (#18928203)
Yeah, and if you say them out loud, "Jack" sounds a slight bit faster than "John" I think.
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