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Taking the above examples, hunkydory, higgledy-pig-gledy, hanky-panky, hocus pocus, heebie-jeebies, hodgepodge, hokey-pokey, inky-dinky, itsy-bitsy, Holterdipolter, Hülle und Fülle , as can be noted, the second element tends to be a repetition of the first, beginning, however, with a labial ( p, b, f, m, v, w ). Winkler called this the “ aleph-beth rule” and demonstrated its practically universal validity, citing evidence from both medieval and modern gaming rhymes in European and Semitic languages alike.
But in reviewing the works of others, attention must be paid to such materials, and the Bibliography of Selected Sources and Dictionaries Consulted include only twenty-five titles under the former category (plus fifteen of Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey novels) and only ten under the latter, some of which are curious choices indeed: Robert Hunter's Universal Dictionary of the English Language, New York: Collier, 1897, which I have never heard of; Eric Partridge's Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English contains a great many errors and ought to be avoided by serious researchers; the author evidently chose not to wade through Johnson's Dictionary, relying instead on McAdam and Milne's A Modern Selection.
Atatürk was the founder of modern Turkey, which is no mean accomplishment (what have you done with your life?)
One gaunt statue, Ombra della Sera (Evening Shadow), is an uncanny 2,000-year-old precursor of a modern Giacometti.
For those with time, a romantic way to visit some of the best is on the burchiello, a modern version of the rowing barge that took the gentry, Casanova, and Lord Byron to their trysts and parties in the country.
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