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by Frankie on February 8th, 2008

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WHERE DOES THE EXPRESSINO "THERE THERE" COME FROM

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  • by rossruns on February 8th, 2008

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    From the Word Detective:

    http://www.word-detective.com/092906B.html

    The consolation of that "there's always next year" is the key to "There, there" as a comforting verbal gesture. Its role is to say "Look there, there's something good amid the bad." In fact the comforter often goes on to name the supposedly consoling thing, as in "There, there, she wasn't your type anyway" or "There, there, it's only money."

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