Start saying "tock-tick-tock-tick" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "tick-tock-tick-tock" (lemmy.world)

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[-] beefbaby182@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

No, no I don't.

[-] numinous@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Start saying "No, no I don't" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "don't No, no I".

Really makes you think 🤔

[-] ndr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ablaut reduplication.

[-] netr0m@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

BBC newspaper article on Ablaut Reduplication.

this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023

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