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Friday, May 26, 2017
 
Why "tock-tick" doesn't sound right to your ears (the rule of ablaut reduplication.)
Why "tock-tick" doesn't sound right to your ears (the rule of ablaut reduplication.)
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If there are three words then the order has to go I, A, O. If there are two words then the first is I and the second is either A or O.
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http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160908-the-language-rules-we-know-but-dont-know-we-know

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/6d17oh/ambulant_reduplication_explains_why_tocktick/
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/6d17oh/ambulant_reduplication_explains_why_tocktick/

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