| The last in TFA with the "drink drink" is definitely done all the time in french too. Something like the following repetition is ultra common: "C'etait bien ?" (What is good?) "Oui c'etait bien. Enfin, pas 'bien bien' mais... Bien". (Yes, it was good. Well, not "good good" but... Good). The "x is x" is ultra common too, say to a kid, when it really needs to go to bed: "J'avais dit dodo et dodo c'est dodo!" (even if it's not proper french, it's a typical way to talk to kids: "I said bedtime and bedtime is bedtime"). Even with french "verlan": *"Il etait relou. Pas relou-relou mais quand meme un peu relou!". Also I'm sure I hear this one all the time: "Quand faut y aller, faut y aller!". It's everywhere in french. |