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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread repetition of words #159036 04/25/2006 11:50 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin Not sure if this has been discussed. Which words can be repeated in English directly after one another? 'Had had' is well known, but I think there are cases where 'for for' is okay too. Which others are there? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted repetition of words belligerentyouth 04/25/2006 11:50 AM Re: repetition of words maverick 04/25/2006 11:54 AM Re: repetition of words Buffalo Shrdlu 04/25/2006 12:03 PM Re: Shakespeare?! maverick 04/25/2006 12:13 PM Re: Shakespeare?! maverick 04/25/2006 12:15 PM Re: Shakespeare?! Buffalo Shrdlu 04/25/2006 12:22 PM Re: Shakespeare?! Buffalo Shrdlu 04/25/2006 12:22 PM Re: Shakespeare?! belligerentyouth 04/25/2006 12:43 PM Re: Shakespeare?! Buffalo Shrdlu 04/25/2006 12:46 PM Re: Shakespeare?! TEd Remington 04/25/2006 2:26 PM Re: Shakespeare?! dalehileman 04/25/2006 2:43 PM Re: Plautine? zmjezhd 04/25/2006 2:28 PM Re: Dai Gression maverick 04/25/2006 10:45 PM Re: Dai Gression Jomama 04/26/2006 4:46 AM Re: Dai Gression maverick 04/27/2006 10:31 PM Re: repetition of words gonoldothrond 04/30/2006 1:05 PM Re: repetition of words TEd Remington 04/30/2006 7:18 PM See your nine and raise you two wofahulicodoc 05/02/2006 2:06 PM Re: See your nine and raise you two TEd Remington 05/02/2006 2:39 PM Re: See your eleven and raise you three maverick 05/03/2006 1:56 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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