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Diminutives and Nicknames

A Word in Your Ear by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aug 11, 20250:23:42Education

Arvo, brekkie, sunnies, mozzie, servo...the list goes on. Professor Roly Sussex explains why us Aussies shorten our words more than anyone else.

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Diminutives and Nicknames is an episode from A Word in Your Ear by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Arvo, brekkie, sunnies, mozzie, servo...the list goes on. Professor Roly Sussex explains why us Aussies shorten our words more than anyo...

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