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14 questions linked to/from What is the term for the double consecutive use of a word with stress on one of the words to alter its severity?
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What exactly is happening when we use the same word twice in a row? [duplicate]
Example:
A: Hey, I just bought a mouse.
B: A mouse mouse? Or a computer mouse?
What is this exactly?
And are there any rules?
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What’s a “ ‘friend’ friend”, and is that meant to be ironic? [duplicate]
Here is a quote from the "Lois & Clark" series:
A: Who are you?
B [a guy]: I'm a friend of her ["her" is another female character whom B is looking for].
A: A boyfriend, a "friend" friend ...
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Is there a word for using a word twice to imply something different? [duplicate]
Is there a word for using a word twice to imply something different? eg.
Are you done, or are you done done?
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Is there a term for reduplication used to disambiguate categorization? [duplicate]
Reduplication - noun - A word formed by or containing a reduplicated element. An act or instance of reduplicating as a grammatical pattern. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reduplication
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Usage of Repetitive words [duplicate]
we often repeat few words in like little little , different different etc . Are these valid english usage?
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What do you call this "Rain rains" [duplicate]
Saying things like "rain rains"
"thunder thunders"
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Is there a term for the device of repeating the exact same word twice immediately to emphasize its sincerity or power? [duplicate]
I already know the term anaphora exists for repeating the same word for emphasis. I'm specifically interested in a term for repeating a word twice without additional clarification to express that ...
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What is it called when a word repeated? [duplicate]
reduplication?
If you make the tuna salad I'll make the "salad-salad"
That car is mine but it isn't "mine mine" it's my brother's
I like him but I don't "like-like" him
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How do you handle "that that"? The double "that" problem
Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this?
For me, I never knew whether it was ...
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Is there a term for using a word twice in a row, but in a grammatically appropriate way?
For example: "I could tell he had had a great time at the circus."
If you're not repeating the word for emphasis, is there a term for the sequential usage, other than "coincidence"?
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How did the phenomenon of doubling words come about?
I am referring to phrases such as: "Do you like her, or do you like like her." Can someone provide an explanation of this? There are many more examples but none come to mind at the moment.
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When did the word "bad" become a noun?
When did the word "bad" become a noun? I assume it was when the cliche "my bad" was invented. When/where did this originate? Are there any other uses of "bad" as a noun?
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What kinds of educational institutions do people call "school"?
It often confuses me when english speaking people say something about their "school" and later I discover that what they meant is some kind of college. In Russian language, which I am a native speaker ...
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Is there a name for using a word twice in a row to express different levels of a similar thing? [duplicate]
There are a few phrases myself and others around me will use to change the meaning. The first example is “out”:
Shall we go out? — meaning “Shall we go to the pub?”
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Shall we go out out? — ...
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