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Diminutives in Australian English, an Uncommon card
Diminutive forms of words are commonly used in everyday Australian English.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Diminutives in Australian English quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Diminutives in Australian English card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Some forms have also spread outside Australia to other English-speaking ______.
Answer
countries. Some forms have also spread outside Australia to other English-speaking countries. From the Diminutives in Australian English article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alessandro Pier Guidi. Alessandro Pier Guidi 85 · Counseling psychology 80 · Richard Hakluyt 77 · Diminutives in Australian English 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
William Henry Bragg. William Henry Bragg 29,000 · Counseling psychology 23,000 · Diminutives in Australian English 18,000 · Giovanni Battista Riccioli 9,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- While many dialects of English make use of diminutives and hypocorisms, Australian English uses them more extensively than any other.
- Diminutives may be seen as slang, but many are used widely across the whole of society.
- Some forms have also spread outside Australia to other English-speaking countries.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Diminutives in Australian English article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Diminutives in Australian English
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The cards just above and just below Diminutives in Australian English in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Badri PatarkatsishviliUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 77
- Francisco LirianoUncommon · Society · ATK 76 DEF 78
- Mohammad-Reza ShajarianUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 81
- George Biddell AiryUncommon · History · ATK 75 DEF 79
- Alessandro Pier GuidiUncommon · Society · ATK 85 DEF 69
- CraterUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 81
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Diminutives in Australian English (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
