Café becomes cafecito. Cerca, “near,” becomes cerquita. Pronto, “soon,” becomes prontito. Nada, “nothing,” becomes nadita. In 2005, a language column in El Siglo de Torreón noted how readily Mexicans use the diminutive, even on adverbs. The columnist wrote that cafecito “suena mucho más cordial” (sounds much more cordial).