Why "tock-tick" does not sound right to your ears

[DubiousDan]

 

[Bozz10mm]

Interesting. Ablaut reduplication. My English teacher never mentioned it.

 

[easy rider]

Interesting. Ablaut reduplication. My English teacher never mentioned it.

I remember learning about it in college, but I couldn't remember what it's called without looking it up or seeing it here.

 

[Nightwatch]

Most of the gals I ran with wouldn't understand it if I said it.(but they'd grin anyways.)

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

I've wondered this in my younger years, but never got an answer till now. Cool!

 

[Younggun]

What about a large indigo riding hood?

Sounds better that the way it's described above.

 

[AustinN4]

Life is complete now that I know that.

 

[Army 1911]

Interesting. Ablaut reduplication. My English teacher never mentioned it.

That's cause she wasn't English.

 

[deemus]

What about a large indigo riding hood?

Sounds better that the way it's described above.

Blue aint your color.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

How about "razzle dazzle"?
That doesn't follow the rule, does it.

 

[zincwarrior]

I just wish the ringing in my ears would stop.

 

[Big Dipper]

How about "razzle dazzle"?
That doesn't follow the rule, does it.

Because those rhyme, and none of the examples in the article rhyme.

 

[easy rider]

How about "razzle dazzle"?
That doesn't follow the rule, does it.

Lay off the bedazzler Elvis.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

lol

 

[Bozz10mm]

No, but dizzle dazzle does.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

No, but dizzle dazzle does.

Is "dizzle dazzle" a saying, lol?

 

[DubiousDan]

Is "dizzle dazzle" a saying, lol?

dizzle dazzle party snazzle
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dizzle dazzle party snazzle

going to a party getting extremly wasted and then unwittingly finding yourself on youtube the next day after having made a complete arse of yourself.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

While I did not know that, it's not what he or I said.

 

[DubiousDan]

While I did not know that, it's not what he or I said.

You asked if "dizzle dazzle" was a saying. Apparently it is a portion of a saying. What were you talking about?

 

[easy rider]

Good thing there wasn't youtube around before I quit drinking.