If you can call............?

Question

Wagga Wagga; WAGGA, why cant you call Woy Woy; WOY, or Gin Gin; Gin?

Answer 1

Ya don't call Kurri Kurri Kurri
and ya don't call Gin Gin Gin
ya don't call Mooney Mooney Mooney
and ya don't call Kin Kin Kin
ya never call Pindi Pindi Pindi
and ya don't call Grong Grong Grong
and ya don't call Wagga Wagga Wagga no sir
callin' Wagga Wagga Wagga is wrong

It's Lang Lang and it's Ki Ki Wangi Wangi and Woy Woy
and if ya call Tumbi Umbi Tumbi, well that proves you're a silly boy
Cocklebiddy isn't Cockle, Duckinwilla isn't Duck
Burpengary isn't Burpen, Muckadilla isn't Muck
Uranquinty isn't Uran, and Petrie isn't Pee
you'd look pretty silly callin' Liili Pilli Lilli and Wee Waa isn't Wee,
and

Chorus 2
Ya don't call Walla Walla Walla
and ya don't call Curl Curl Curl
ya don't call Mitta Mitta Mitta
and ya don't call Wool Wool Wool
ya never call Pura Pura Pura
and ya don't call Bong Bong Bong
and ya don't call Wagga Wagga Wagga no sir
callin' Wagga Wagga Wagga is wrong

It's Terrigal not Terry, and Stanthorpe isn't Stan
Peterborough isn't Peter, Dandaragan isn't Dan
Kenebri's not Kenny, Jackadgery isn't Jack
never ever call Jimboomba Jim and Macksville isn't Mack
so now you'll all remember Ted Egan's good advice
some words are so fair dinkum that you have to use 'em twice, and

REPEAT CHORUS 1

- Greg Champion/Jim Haynes

Reduplication is seen in many Australian place names and it usually indicates a plural. In the local language, "wagga" means "crow" and "wagga wagga" means "many crows". Most but not all Australian languages use reduplication for plurals.

Answer 2

I didn't know you could, but I would assume its a nickname type thing...and two syllables sound better than four and are still better than one...so thats why you don't shorten the others. Plus Gin is a drink, Gin Gin is a place.

Answer 3

G'day FugYouYahPoo,

Thank you for your question.

The only good reason is that no one would know what you were talking about if you referred to Woy or Gin but they do know what you are talking about when you mention Wagga.

Regards

Answer 4

Who cares?

Answer 5

you can call them what you want but people wont know what the hell you are on about

Answer 6

What do you mean??? And thanks for your points