Chrysti The Wordsmith: Helter Skelter - 1

Greetings and welcome to Christie the wordsmith from Montana State University in Bozeman. Pell mell hocus pocus and claptrap are all examples of redo click ations or expressions formed by the repetition of a sound syllable or word duplications are playful and expressive. For example if someone calls you a goody goody it's usually meant to derisively during the next to Christie the wordsmith additions will examine the life history of one interestingly duplications helter skelter brings to mind disordered haste. The term is recorded in Shakespeare's 15 97 drama Henry the Fourth where a harried horseman says helter skelter have a road to the end tidings do I bring the Oxford English Dictionary says the expression derives from a vocal imitation of the hurried clatter of feet rapidly and sporadically moved. This expression is also the name of an amusement ride in Britain which is constructed like a lighthouse tower with an external spiraling slide which writers careen down on mats. The

Beatles in their 1968 White Album song Helter Skelter referred to this ride in their lyrics. When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide Where I stop and I turn for a ride. The release of this popular song change the implications of the term Helter Skelter. Next time how this tree duplications intersected with the infamous Manson family murders of the late 1960s from Montana State University in Bozeman. This is Christie the wordsmith. CHRISTIE The wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and sued enterprises. A high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.