Wordie: Razzle-dazzle: Comments

Comment by oroboros, 10 months ago

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:52:23 +0000

whad'ya spoze Pinker'd say 'bout pinking shears?

Comment by seanahan, 10 months ago

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:34:51 +0000

Seriously, I'd trust Pinker over my own mother.

Comment by reesetee, 10 months ago

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:21:35 +0000

That Pinker. He knows.

Comment by sionnach, 10 months ago

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:30:37 +0000

According to Stephen Pinker:

The reason we say "razzle-dazzle" rather than "dazzle-razzle" is because "The word beginning with the less obstruent consonant always comes before the word beginning with the more obstruent consonant."

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:01:07 +0000

lookit all 'em z's