LL-L "Etymology" 2007.03.14 (01) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L - 14 March 2007 - Volume 01

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From: Gary Davenport <gldavenport at student.ysu.edu>
Subject: LOWLANDS-L Digest - 12 Mar 2007 to 13 Mar 2007 (#2007-70)

Ron,

The Oxford American Dictionary gives this definition and etymology for
the phrase la-la-land:

Dictionary
la-la land |lɑ lɑ lønd| noun informal Los Angeles or Hollywood, esp.
with regard to the lifestyle and attitudes of those living there or
associated with it. • a fanciful state or dreamworld. ORIGIN la-la,
reduplication of LA (i.e., Los Angeles).

Interesting theory though, and I wonder if there isn't a little more to
it than what the dictionary says.

Gary

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Hi, Gary!

It's good to hear from you.  I'm not sure if you have posted before.  (The
archive server is down right now, so I can't check.)  If this is your first
time, welcome!

You wrote:

> Interesting theory though, and I wonder if there isn't a little more to
> it than what the dictionary says.

You and I both.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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