How did you manage to shorten Robert to “Bob”? One of the coolest names was downgraded to one of the worst names in existence. Roberts of America how can you accept this as it is?

16 comments

1. Put some respect on Bob the Builder’s name yo.

2. We didn’t do that. Take it up with r/askUK

3. That was the English. Ask them.

4. It’s due to that long held very American tradition known as cockney rhyming. We apologize.

5. Robert Bobby and Bob are all very cool names

6. I mean, the British somehow turned Featherstonhaugh into “fanshaw.” Don’t underestimate them.

7. It was the Brits that did it especially the cockneys who like doing a lot of rhyming nicknames. Robert -> Rob -> Bob.

   They also did Richard -> Rich-> Rick -> Dick

   They do a lot of chained rhyming/reference nicknames.

   Pint of Stella -> Mandela -> Pint of Nelson or just Nelson

8. I can’t tell if you’re joking. Euro/10

   Ask the Brits

9. Diminutive nicknames for “Robert” predate this nation’s founding.

10. Bob slander! Lol

11. Robert > Rob > Bob

    Margaret > Peggy!?!?

12. Hey, at least they’re not Richards being contracted to “Dick”

13. >you

    Wrong “you”, friend. It’s English, not American. They did it first.

14. Because we didn’t go to war with the Brits at the time they invented cockney rhyming schemes and for that we are deeply sorry. We should’ve done more to stop them from embarrassing the entire English language with their nursery rhyme slang

15. Since when is Robert a cool name?

16. I don’t I go by Rob.