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apprentice
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:44 am
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What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
Paweł
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Robin Bignall
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:58 am
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:44:13 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl>
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What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
Paweł
Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do |
"teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".
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Dave Fawthrop
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:08 am
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On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:58:58 +0000, Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com>
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| On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:44:13 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl>
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| >What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
| >Paweł
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| Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do
| "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".
As in "Yellow polka dot bikini"
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Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk>
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:04 pm
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"Dave Fawthrop" <invalid@hyphenologist.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:c2vtm1lar8pvgru5ocu4ba9mpnkb3j77gl@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:58:58 +0000, Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com
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| On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:44:13 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl
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| >What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
| >Paweł
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| Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do
| "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".
As in "Yellow polka dot bikini"
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"Eeny-weeny" is another variant, as is "eensy-weensy" or even
"incey-wincey" (as in spider). |
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