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alexz commented on the word hickory, dickory, dock
Spotted in an Aeon article
"‘Hickory, dickory, dock’ – what in the world do those words mean? Well, here’s a clue: hovera, dovera, dick were eight, nine and ten in that same Celtic counting list."
- https://aeon.co/essays/why-is-english-so-weirdly-different-from-other-languages
August 15, 2016
bilby commented on the word hickory, dickory, dock
See also this lovely list: https://wordnik.com/lists/dale-counting-sheep
August 15, 2016
bilby commented on the word hickory, dickory, dock
Also my list: https://wordnik.com/lists/daffyd-demands-a-recount
Which I ballsed up because it only has 19 words and should be 20. Hmmm.
August 15, 2016
alexz commented on the word hickory, dickory, dock
Article also says that eeny, meeny, miny, moe also comes from counting words.
August 16, 2016
bilby commented on the word hickory, dickory, dock
Catch an alexz by the toe.
August 17, 2016