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Or Launcestonian. I live about 65km (40 miles) from there.
Interesting how people in whatever forum I join just can't seem to resist creating cutesie diminutives from my name!
...and interesting how the word 'diminutive' refers to making something bigger, isn't it? That is, adding a suffix or prefix (or both) in order to show affection or familiarity. I wonder if this qualifies as one of those words with antonynomous usages discussed in that other thread?
Nobody ever guesses where my handle comes from either. But it's interesting hearing the conjectures as to its etymology.
This is my 25th post, do I get an award or something?![]()
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