What Are Diminutives – and Why We Like Them
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A diminutive is something you stick on the end of a word to make the thing it describes sound smaller. ie. Dog goes to Doggy. Every language has them, but some have more than others. Why are we drawn to diminutives? And why is English particularly resistant to them, compared to Spanish, for example? If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/YPL3LS\nJoin our mailing list: http://bit.ly/2e0TQNJ \nOr visit us in person at our London HQ https://goo.gl/iFHkyd\nDownload Our App: https://goo.gl/JPz3ha\n\n\nFURTHER READING\n\nYou can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: https://goo.gl/gCb3nz\n\nMORE SCHOOL OF LIFE\n\nOur website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: https://goo.gl/Mxt1WY\n\nWatch more films on SELF in our playlist: \nhttp://bit.ly/TSOLself\n\nYou can submit translations and transcripts on all of our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog&tab=2 \nFind out how more here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB \n\n\nSOCIAL MEDIA\n\nFeel free to follow us at the links below:\n\nDownload Our App: https://goo.gl/JPz3ha\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ \nTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ \n\n\nCREDITS\n\nProduced in collaboration with:\n \nVale Productions\nhttp://www.valeproductions.co.uk/
