There there

Posted by ESC on May 27, 2007

In Reply to: There there posted by Mike on May 27, 2007

: Where does the saying 'there there' come from, like what you say to someone when they are sad?

Previous discussion at:
www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 29 messages 874.html

Anyone have something to add to the above?

• There, there

• There there R. Berg 27/May/07
  • There there Gary Martin 30/May/07
    • There there Smokey Stover 06/June/07