This blog collects together various maxims and sayings and facts about words, etc, of interest to me and hopefully to you.
20200512
10 English words that change in meaning when repeated
Usually the repetition of the word introduces a cynical element but different phrases work in different ways. 1. Promises (promises) 2. Hello (hello) 3. Yeah (yeah) 4. Never (never) 5. Words (words) 6. Pooh (pooh)* 7. There (there) 8. Hear (hear) 9. So (so) 10. Chop (chop) *Also differently Do (do) and Pea (pea) Also note Ta (ta) Tom (tom) Win (win) Go (go) Sing (sing) Talk (talk) Well (well)
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