tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post6773620484981515030..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: Reduplication IIICS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-57376820951448456962023-05-10T01:41:37.079-07:002023-05-10T01:41:37.079-07:00Greaat blog you haveGreaat blog you haveSoup Recipeshttps://www.souppins.com/soup/lentil_soup_with_carrots_and_and_chickpeas_5279954496.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-54011027202444250652017-12-03T09:31:54.930-08:002017-12-03T09:31:54.930-08:00Steve - that is most decidedly a question for the ...Steve - that is most decidedly a question for the ages (as Dorothy Parker might say, the ages between 2 & 5). Though the reduplication dilly-dally has been with us since 1741, it appears dilly-dilly was an invention of songwriter Burl Ives.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-33248854952952095272017-12-02T21:35:00.213-08:002017-12-02T21:35:00.213-08:00Okay, but what about those eternally heart-string ...Okay, but what about those eternally heart-string strumming lyrics: "Lavendar blue, dilly-dilly"?STEVE FIGLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915119676694280929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-7419633532139946652017-12-01T18:10:27.316-08:002017-12-01T18:10:27.316-08:00Hey Christine -- Excellent! Just this week a neigh...Hey Christine -- Excellent! Just this week a neighbor's five year old sparked a magical memory for me. And as to arsy-versy -- I'm with you & I'm not even left-handed!CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-51237347461247233632017-12-01T17:39:52.403-08:002017-12-01T17:39:52.403-08:00Well, what do you know, I have been doing things a...Well, what do you know, I have been doing things arsy-versy through out my life, not knowing that there was a clever word for my left handed weirdness. And my dad sang Little Boxes through out my childhood. I always loved it. Your post brought back a nice memory. Thanks for that! Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-77312469342798799802017-11-30T21:28:32.314-08:002017-11-30T21:28:32.314-08:00Hi Anne -- I hadn't heard of "arsey-versy...Hi Anne -- I hadn't heard of "arsey-versy" either, though my father was fond of using arsy-versy's cousin, "bass-ackwards." Thanks for popping by & avoiding shilly-shalliness.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-17409102743275606262017-11-30T19:36:03.921-08:002017-11-30T19:36:03.921-08:00Well, I decided not to shilly-shally here and say ...Well, I decided not to shilly-shally here and say that I didn't know that Malvina Reynolds actually invented "ticky-tacky" in Little Boxes--such a great expression. I also didn't know about the expression arsey-versey. Might have to revive that one. :-) Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.com