Seesaw a "teeter-totter". According to linguist Peter Trudgill, the term originates from the Nordic language word "tittermatorter". A "teeter-totter" may also refer to a two-person swing on a swing seat, on which two children sit facing each other and the teeter-totter swings back and forth in a pendulum motion. Both "teeter-totter" (from "teeter", as in "to teeter on the edge") and "seesaw" (from the verb "saw") demonstrate the linguistic process called reduplication, where a word or syllable is doubled, often with a different vowel. Reduplication is typical of words that indicate repeated activity, such as riding up and down on a
Teeter Sperber Teeter Sperber Teeter Sperber is an American singer-songwriter. She was the lead singer of Ley Royal Scam and is the lead singer of the electropop group LadybiRdS. She has also appeared on two Fairmont albums. In 2005 Sperber fronted the band Ley Royal Scam, a pop-act that included keyboardist Tyler Pursel. That year they played Bamboozle, opening several shows for Taking Back Sunday. Ley Royal Scam self-released two demos titled "Pregnancy Scare" and "Sophomore Slump". The band separated later that year, leaving Pursel to pursue work touring as keyboardist with rap rock group Gym Class Heroes. After the separation of