Put me out of my misery!
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Topic: Put me out of my misery!
Posted By: Snappy
Subject: Put me out of my misery!
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 7:44pm
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So... I am still in debates with DH about this.
Is it "Incy wincy spider" Or "Itsy Bitsy Spider" 
I say Incy Wincy? ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 7:47pm
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I know it as Incy Wincy but I have heard and seen in books both versions. So I guess this is a draw. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 7:48pm
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Incy, wincy, spider!!
the "w" and "s" sounds are repeated through the song (sing it, you'll hear it) eg: water spout washed spider sun wincy ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 8:03pm
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I just had a look in my nursery rhyme book and its definitely Wincy -------------  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 8:15pm
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Incy Wincy!!
Tell your DH that it only goes itsy bitsy after Little Miss Muffet squishes it with her spoon  -------------  |
Posted By: Cassie
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 8:38pm
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definitely Incy Wincy!! ------------- ~Cassie~   
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 8:59pm
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What kind of spider climbed up you spout?
Mine was incy wincy.... or was it a itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny, yellow polka dot bikini
Nah I learnt it as Incy wincy but my boys have a Mother Goose small hardback book that is titled Itsy bitsy ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 9:01pm
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Im not winning the arguement, we googled it and this is what the "Number of hits" shows:
Googlestats are (web count/uk count): itsy bitsy 77,200/6,010 eensy weensy 14,700/469 incy wincy 10,700/4,440 I googled even further and this is what I got: The incy wincy spider British Version Incy Wincy Spider Climed up the water spout; Down came the rain And washed poor Eencey out; Out came the sun And dried up all the rain; And the Incy Wincy Spider Climbed up the spout again. The itsy bitsy spider American Version I went up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun that dried up all the rain, And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again. Eency weency spider American Version II climbed up the water spout, down came the rain and washed the spider out, out came the sun and dried up all the rain, now Eency-weency Spider went up the spout again. ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 9:07pm
Itsy bitsy Spider!?!?!?!?! What is the world coming too?!?!?!? It's always been Incy Wincy (hasn't it?!?!?!)  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: littleLittle
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 9:09pm
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I always thought it was 'incy wincy spider'. Just asked DH and he said the same.
Maybe it depends on what book we read as kids or how old we were when we learned or where we came from! Just a thought! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 9:10pm
Okay I have just gotta say that that really bugs me. Now is present tense and went is past tense... so that's just stupid! ------------- |
kaiz231 wrote:Posted By: monkey33
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 9:52pm
Definitely incy wincy! 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 11:10pm
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I do Incy Wincy -------------  
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 11:28pm
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incy wincy spider
100% positive! ------------- |
Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 11:48pm
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I thought it was incy wincy, too.. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Little Angel, April 10
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 12:54am
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Incy Wincy for the win! ------------- 
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 7:57am
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Yep for Incy Wincy -------------  http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: LadyLizard
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 8:24am
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Incy Wincy and eency weency are almost the same, so I think you are winning the argument.
everyone knows that american english is the bastardised form and not truly correct!!!! 
I have always known it as incy wincy too, and my mum is an early learning teacher and THEY say incy wincy. I say DH might have to concede this one... ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 8:32am
| Incy wincy - you win for sure! |
Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 9:53am
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Incy Wincy.
Besides, NZers get most of their language from Britain, not America. So, if it is Incy Wincy in the UK then that's what it is in NZ! Also, not surprising that the American Version - Itsy Bitsy - has more on Google... given the WWW is predominately American sites. Ask DH how he spells Neighbour, Colour.... and if it is Zed or Zee. And if it is Neighbour, Colour and Zed, then so it should be Incy Wincy!!! |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 3:04pm
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Incy Wincy!!!!
Technically it can be either but in NewZealand it is most definitely most commonly Incy Wincy. I asked DH as he did a whole lot or 'research' on it a few years back for a Design Project. (I think he is slightly obsessed - has named nicknamed him Norman and written a whole song about him ) ------------- 
 
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 17 March 2009 at 1:07pm
| I have to agree i have always known it as incy wincy. There could always be other versions of it known throughout the world though i guess. |