Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
So, the first one is that if you have a three-syllable noun or adjective with a suffix, then it takes the original stress and what do I mean by original stress?
His presidency also made rich contributions to the modern political lexicon: think of the " silent majority" , the " -gate" suffix for scandal and the " Nixon-to-China" metaphor for hardliners who strike deals with foes.
People from Australia are Aussies as well as Australians, and of course in proper names you talk about Charles and Charlie, or Susan and Susie. Very very common suffix.