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For what it's worth, here's a link to international tongue twisters: http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/Edit: And from that site a new word to me: Battologism:
A phrase or sentence built by (tiresome) repetition of the same words or sounds.
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Like, um, is that, like, something you totally wouldn't like?
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"Ba-ba-ba-, Ba-Ba-Bara Ann"
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Battologism:
A phrase or sentence built by (tiresome) repetition of the same words or sounds.Well yeah, Wordwind, but what if that is the best that you can do? ___________________________________________________________ 
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And from that site a new word to me: Battologism
It's more than a new word just to you, Wordwind. It's a "new word" period.
I can find "battologist and "battologize", but no "battologism".
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battologize
\Bat*tol"o*gize\, v. t. To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate
One can argue that there is a place for "battologism" in the language, but the definition its inventor has provided is not compelling, as least to me.
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I can find "battologist and "battologize", but no "battologism".There you go again grapho, using your fingers to gool rather than asking your bright but tidy mind to think.  If Ballologists exist, what they practice is ballology or... ballologism.
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If Ballologists exist, what they practice is ballology or... ballologismPerhaps, themilum. I did grant that there is place for "battologism" in the language, at least arguably, altho American Heritage does not appear to see a place for it. But, in any case, if "battologism" is a word, it does not mean the repetition of the same words or sounds within the same phrase or sentence. It means the repetition of sentences saying the same thing in the same way or different ways. That's a "battologism", themilum. It's my pleasure to set the record straight for you ... again. If I have to say this again, some will think me battological.
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Grapho! Do you argue with your cat?
What you said was...
"One can argue that there is a place for "battologism" in the language"
which is not the same as saying...
" I did grant that there is place for "battologism" in the language."
now is it?
Good night graph I hope that you are happy.
Your twisted tongue has twisted my poor mind and now I must rest. Good night.
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"One can argue that there is a place ... I did grant that there is place ... at least arguably"themilum dissents: "which is not the same .. now is it?"Well, actually, it is the same, themilum ... if you don't take the words out of context. I don't think your mind is "twisted", themilum, nor even your motives. But if one or the other is [and I take no pleasure in it, believe me], it isn't Grapho's tongue which "twisted" them. I prefer to think that your motives in prompting Grapho to explain this to you all over again [for the 3rd time] are pedogogical. You want Grapho to illustrate the meaning of battologizing. And that is certainly commendable. And I hope Wordwind, in particular, appreciates it. [Altho I think she got it the first time. ] [Sometimes I think we don't give the Carpal Tunnels all the credit they deserve. . In any case, we'll never get any credit ourselves. But, I guess you know that. ] I think we should continue to set a good example for the Carpal Tunnels, themilum.
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I think we should continue to set a good example for the Carpal TunnelsYou know what a persona non grata is, themilum? It's a person who never gets any thanks 'cause they're not supposed to be correcting their betters.
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