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15 Reduplicative Doublets
15 Reduplicative Doublets 15 Reduplicative Doublets 15 Reduplicative Doublets By Mark Nichol Reduplicative doublets are a small class of idioms in which a word is repeated after the conjunction and; such repetition is intended to provide an emphatic boost to a statement. Here are fifteen such constructions with definitions and sample sentences. 1. Again and again: repeatedly (ââ¬Å"I practiced the maneuver again and again so that I didnââ¬â¢t have to think about what I was doingâ⬠) 2. By and by (or by-and-by): later, or eventually (ââ¬Å"I think heââ¬â¢ll come around to our way of thinking by and byâ⬠) 3. Done and done: done thoroughly and satisfactorily (ââ¬Å"The team avenged its loss with a decisive victory done and doneâ⬠) 4. Ever and ever: always, or seemingly so (ââ¬Å"I had to wait for ever and ever for my car to get fixedâ⬠) 5. Half and half: in equal parts; also, a food or drink made of two often equal ingredients, or a mixture of cream and milk, or a person of dual nationality or mixed ethnicity (ââ¬Å"She likes half and half in her coffeeâ⬠) 6. Hot-and-hot: multiple courses of food served individually as soon as cooked (ââ¬Å"The catered meal was served hot-and-hotâ⬠) 7. Less and less: increasingly less, progressively decreasing, or decreasingly true or prevalent (ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢m less and less confident of success as the days passâ⬠) 8. More and more: increasingly more, progressively increasing, or increasingly true or prevalent (ââ¬Å"Itââ¬â¢s getting more and more difficult to find in storesâ⬠) 9. Neck and neck: very close in a contest or race, suggesting two horses whose necks are side by side (ââ¬Å"The candidates are polling neck and neck latelyâ⬠) 10. On and on: continuously (ââ¬Å"The speaker droned on and on beyond her allotted timeâ⬠) 11. Out-and-out: complete or utter (ââ¬Å"Thatââ¬â¢s an out-and-out lie!â⬠) 12. Over and over: repeatedly (ââ¬Å"He said it over and over, to make sure I understoodâ⬠) 13. So-and-so (or so and so): a placeholder name for a person (often initial-capped), a placeholder word for one or more things, or a euphemism for an offensive epithet (ââ¬Å"I talked to So-and-so that guy over thereâ⬠) 14. Such-and-such: a placeholder for a thing or action (ââ¬Å"If you were to go to such-and-such a place, youââ¬â¢d find the buildingâ⬠) 15. Through and through: see out-and-out (ââ¬Å"Heââ¬â¢s a loser through and throughâ⬠) Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Expressions category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:How Many Tenses in English?"Certified" and "Certificated"Sentence Adverbs
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