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In order to express scale or emphasis, words in adjectival positions can be reduplicated in Indian English. Some examples are:
little-little things ‘many things that are little’,
big-big problems ‘several sizeable problems’
chubby-chubby cheeks ‘very chubby cheeks’
Many verbs can take the particle off to give some emphasis or add a negative meaning, e.g. ‘Let’s finish it off’. The intended meaning is ‘Let’s finish it and be done with it’. ‘Let’s hide it off’ carries the extra meaning of conspiracy among the interlocutors.
