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Title: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: Wilma on October 19, 2008, 08:20:32 PM
Which is tinier, tiny tiny or teeny tiny?
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: Catwoman on October 19, 2008, 08:24:19 PM
Just guessing...probably teeny tiny...preceded by itsy bitsy and followed by miniscule?
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: dnalexander on October 19, 2008, 08:53:05 PM
Wilma that has to be one for the dictionary writers and philosophers. I bet you could have a whole college course devoted to that question. If this keeps me up all night thinking I blame you. Thanks for the question.


David
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: sixdogsmom on October 19, 2008, 09:00:25 PM
UUhhhhh----- what about teeny weeny? HUH!!
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Post by: W. Gray on October 19, 2008, 09:24:55 PM
Would teensy weensy be tinier than teeny weeny?
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Post by: sixdogsmom on October 19, 2008, 09:36:55 PM
Yupper, I think you are keerect!!!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: Jo McDonald on October 20, 2008, 02:02:49 PM
 I think the proper word would be "tiniest"
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: Rudy Taylor on October 21, 2008, 07:23:40 AM
littleriest
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: Wilma on October 21, 2008, 07:33:46 AM
Only a newspaper person would make up a word, Rudy.  I appreciate all your suggestions and, Teresa, it isn't what you think.  What I had in mind has the approximate diameter of a horse hair.  Now how tiny tiny, teensy tiny, itsy bitsy, miniscule, teeny weeny, teensy weensy, tiniest or littleriest would this be?  Is there anything tinier than these?

And, dna, I am sorry if I caused you any loss of sleep
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: sixdogsmom on October 21, 2008, 10:24:22 AM
Wilma, I do believe that your horsehair would be nano-tiny tiny, teensy tiny, itsy bitsy, miniscule, teeny weeny, teensy weensy, tiniest, littleriest!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Question for a Guru of Language
Post by: Catwoman on October 21, 2008, 11:09:47 AM
Yes, SDM, nano is smaller than microscopic.  You took the word right off of my fingers!