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It is easier for you now that you know that they are examples. The syllabe repetition in toto and tata make it a little more obvious I think. But you are right
by kubiiii 13y ago
It is easier for you now that you know that they are examples. The syllabe repetition in toto and tata make it a little more obvious I think.
But you are right we aren't all the same, which was the point of my initial post. Then I managed to pretend we are superior :)
- dsr_ 13y agoBut Toto is the name of a band and Tata the name of an industrial complex that produces, among other things, cars.
- brudgers 13y agoToto is a fictional dog. Tata is a now famous football manager. Foobar applies to most of my code.
- tehwalrus 13y agoIn Chinese, repeated syllables are very common in everyday speech, so they might think that tata and toto were abbreviations of something significant. example: 胖胖 (pàng pàng) "fat fat," nickname for a fat child in the class (generally considered a compliment.) Chinese speakers are also (according to my teacher) very fond of the English "Bye Bye" for goodbye, since it follows the same pattern, and will use it in place of 再见 (zài jiàn) "again see" if they know you will understand it.
- dllthomas 13y agoEnglish also uses mama (mother), papa (father), ta-ta (goodbye). Amusingly, Polish uses pa for goodbye (not infrequently doubled up) and tata for father.