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minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours agoBrobdingnagian! My favorite word!
minus-squaredegenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours 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.
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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.