You know those phrases and expressions that repeat a word in whole or in part? Phrases like namby-pamby, flim-flam and higgledy-piggledy? Well, there's a name for them They are called reduplicated words and phrases. In this small book, Lazlo Maslow (Kelvin Murray) lists and explains some 260 reduplicated terms, using wry observations based on personal experience. So what exactly is reduplication? Well, the best way to understand the concept is to...
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