What is the meaning of "dear dear"?

Normally we use "Dear xxx" in email; but what is the difference if we use "Dear dear xxx"? Does it has special meaning or just more intimate? :confused:

Reply 1

Segat1

wtf?

please explain

Reply 2

walalang

err might be a typo? I dunno.

Reply 3

Asriel

Id say it was a typo ...or some kind of crazy new greeting, i never could keep up with all these new words and phrases

Reply 4

Lofty

I often get To Dear... from my nan, might just be because she's old though. Dear dear...thats just weird.

Reply 5

qwerty_st/n

If someone said "dear dear" to me, I'd assume they were disappointed. :s:

Reply 6

Cool Cat

qwerty_st/n

If someone said "dear dear" to me, I'd assume they were disappointed. :s:

:dito:

Reply 7

Abagnale

It means to that person, u're just so adorable that they think ur whole name is really "Dear xxx". How sweet is that when someone actually thinks ur 1st name is "Dear"! Well, what an educated guess!

Reply 8

Coombe

I think it is probably gramatically incorect because origonally in letter writing was it not:

"To my dearest name" or, "My dearest name"

but

what i think they meant was:

"Dear" (as in a substitute for "To") , then, "dear" (as in "an adjective to mean a person they are fond of") then the name.

Basically they like you, your special to them, mean a lot to them...

If it were "dear, dear" in the text it would be as in "dear, oh dear" - i despair typa thing.

Does that make sense?