McGrath: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. The man I was with for 13 years left me for another Sharon he nicknamed "Shaz" (no, Murray, it's not just an Essex-ism; this woman [and I use the term loosely] is from Pennsylvania, too). So NOBODY had better call me "Shaz" and expect me to respond sweetly.

I have been called "Sherry", though, mostly by my family. My cousin Cheryl was nicknamed "Sherry", too, which caused no end of confusion. And "Shar" is quite popular (again with either a long 'a' or short 'a', depending on the speaker's proximity to or distance from Philadelphia!).