Alliterative Expressions

 

Alliterative Expressions

Alliterative expressions are pairs of words in which the second member of the pairs is repetition of the first except for a difference in one sound.You have heard many alliterative expressions in Farsi such as: شلوغ پلوغ, کتاب متاب, چاخان پاخان

An obvious function of these expressions is that they make speech less formal and more friendly .Now look at these alliterative expressions in English.

1. Wish wash:

He is such a wish washy person that cannot make a decision.

2. Mish mash:

My room is kind a mish mash room that you can find everything you want.

3. Chit chat:

What did you talk about? “Oh just chit chat.

4. Ship shape:

Let’s get this house ship shape.

5. Zig zag:

The children ran in zig zag around the park.

6. Shilly shally

Stop shilly shallying and make decision now.

7. Dilly dally

Don’t dilly dally just gets your things and let’s go.

8. Tick tock:

I can hear the tick tock, but I can’t find my watch.

9. Clip clop:

He makes such a clip clop that we couldn’t sleep a moment

10. Teeny weeny:

Look at her, such a teeny weeny little girl.

11. Ding dong:

A bell striking ding dong.

12. Silly billy:

Oh, I’m a silly billy. I’ve bought salt and I meant to buy sugar