Do you reckon?

So, I think Aussies are obsessed with shortening words or at least expressing words with -ie and -o ... Below are some examples I have come across in the past week.

Presents == presies
Sunglasses == sunnies
Wetsuits == wetties
Tasmania == Tassie

And, in reading the newpaper the other day, a lot of people are given catchy names like:
Robinson == Robbo (there is a football writer named Mark Robinson!)
Dave = Dave-o

etc.