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When a word is intentionally repeated to achieve an effect, perhaps it might be called a "dittodict".
Since it is used to complete the beat in the line of a song or verse (eg. "I love Paris in the Springtime, I love Paris in the Fall"), it is actually "beatballast" , wwh.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Re: Dittology - words about words JColter 08/20/01 04:20 PM Re: Dittology - words about words maverick 08/20/01 06:09 PM Re: Dittology - words about words wwh 08/20/01 07:08 PM Never miss a beat! plutarch 10/18/01 11:25 PM Re: Never miss a beat! wwh 10/19/01 02:32 AM Re: Dittology - words about words wwh 08/21/01 05:09 PM
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