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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•3 months agoI was like “but the other three are real words…” Apparently diminutive is the only one that doesn’t trace its origin to the book. TIL! Funny how language works.
minus-square@toynbeelink2•3 months agoIt’s an excellent word. I learned it from an Iron Man novel in the nineties.
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Brobdingnagian! My favorite word!
I was like “but the other three are real words…”
Apparently diminutive is the only one that doesn’t trace its origin to the book. TIL! Funny how language works.
It’s an excellent word.
I learned it from an Iron Man novel in the nineties.