-x Intensifier Info?

Laurence Horn laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Mon Oct 18 00:20:18 UTC 2004


>Small follow-up: I should have noted that "ha x 2" ("ha x 3", etc.) is
>a common form, and probably predecessor of "hahax."
>
>Grant Barrett

I was guessing that the repeated -x for emphasis might have arisen
from the xxxx for 'kisses' (the more x's, the more kisses), but this
makes more sense.

Larry



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