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Ammy
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Ammy asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 1 decade ago

Why do people say things in "threes" such as "No,No,No" or "Please,Please,Please"?

You hear it often on TV or read it in a book or maybe just say it yourself. Why,Why,Why?

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  • ▪Quirky
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    lol, they try to emphasis what they're saying..When infact it's plain stupid and annoying.

  • bites_hXc
    1 decade ago

    To get across the point.

    Plus its really fun to say things three times...

  • Elphaba The Wicked
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Three is the magic number.

    Source(s): ...so sayeth I.
  • Trixies Mama
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Perhaps they think if they say it three times it will seem more dramatic.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    'cause three's a crowd?

    Things happen in 3's.

    3's company...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    hmmmm for a dramatic effect

  • candle
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    3 is more intense.

  • Kitsune N
    1 decade ago

    To emphasize your statement.

  • I am taking your money
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    cause they asked me to go to rehab

  • ennnki
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    because if you say it twice it dosen't sound good

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