ta: 1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley]. Although possibly originating from the imitative of baby talk, this is in widespread use in the North of England and Wales as an …

Jun 9, 2011 · tata. also ta-ta, "good-bye," 1823, a word first recorded as infant's speech. Abbreviation T.T.F.N., "ta-ta for now," popularized 1941 by BBC radio program "ITMA," where …

Hence the slang word "ta" which should actually be pronounced "TA-k" but over time became "ta". After reading that, I also remembered reading, when I was in our chat, that Frisian was the …

Jan 17, 2012 · "Tada" is indeed an onomatopoeia (from OED): Imitative of the sound of the musical flourish or fanfare (composed of one short note followed by one long note) which often …

Dec 6, 2014 · It's DAY-ta on Star Trek, which is perhaps the ultimate reference. :-) I cannot imagine Patrick Stewart saying "Dah-ta." P. S. An editorial reminder (as mentioned earlier) that …

Jun 13, 2017 · We commonly abbreviate teacher's assistant as TA. Suppose I have the following sentence: I was a teacher's assistant for Chemistry 101. We can also say: I was a TA for …

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Nov 1, 2018 · Where does "ta!" come from? 45. In old books, why is the first word of the next page printed at the bottom ...

Jun 2, 2011 · It's a literary device known as syncope, the removal of syllables or letters from the middle of a word.It was used to fit the 10 syllables per line of iambic pentameter.

@MichaelOwenSartin: To add to the wikipedia article "tally-ho" comes French taïaut or tayaut evolved from Middle French ta-ho formed from two onomatopœic words: ta that was the cry to …