Quacks Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 My niece was listening to her nursery rhymes earlier and it occurred to me that they called the spider incy wincy, which I think is just wrong. What do you think? These are the important questions. Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Incy wincy here Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Memphis Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Itsy bitsy. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I was surprised to find the British version is incy wincy. It just sounds ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
Quacks Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 40 minutes ago, Jade Cross said: Wait, what? Ive always heard this song as "the itsy bitsy spider". Wheres this incy wincy shennanigans coming from? 😲 Incy wincy was used in the video my niece was watching, I'd never heard incy wincy before that. I just sounds so wrong 28 minutes ago, disGraceful said: I was surprised to find the British version is incy wincy. It just sounds ridiculous. Wait, that's the British version? Are you sure? I've never heard it that way before, and it was an American company that made the video I heard it on Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Yes, we say incy wincy. I've never heard itsy bitsy in my life. Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Memphis Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 There's either a culture clash, or there's some universe crossing going on. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Chocolatedevil00 said: Incy wincy was used in the video my niece was watching, I'd never heard incy wincy before that. I just sounds so wrong Wait, that's the British version? Are you sure? I've never heard it that way before, and it was an American company that made the video I heard it on I just know I’m American and never heard incy wincy until my British fiancé Link to post Share on other sites
nineGardens Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Incy wincy or bust Link to post Share on other sites
Lunala Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Tbh I've forgotten which one is "correct" even though I grew up with this nursery rhyme smh Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I think it was itsy bitsy that I learned Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Incy-wincy here I think itsy-bitsy also itty-bitty mean small and trivial, where incy-wincy is small and slightly creepy. For example, when talking to a kid who won't eat their veg you can say "it's only an itsy-bitsy lump of carrot", but not an incy-wincy lump of carrot Link to post Share on other sites
OmegaTheMetamorphicDreamer Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I've heard it both ways and I have no problem with either version. I personally prefer "itsy-bitsy" though. Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceDustbin Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Itsy-bitsy (Hansje pansje kevertje in Dutch ) Link to post Share on other sites
DuskFire Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I use itsy bitsy but I've heard both I think Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I conferred with my mother on this, she said poopsy woopsy spider!!! Link to post Share on other sites
MollyDMA Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 While there is one correct answer, kids don't really care and they are always right Link to post Share on other sites
Quacks Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 31 minutes ago, iff said: I conferred with my mother on this, she said poopsy woopsy spider!!! That's a new one 😂 26 minutes ago, MollyDMA said: While there is one correct answer, kids don't really care and they are always right The kid in question is too young to have an opinion Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Memphis Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 More important question: Did the spider climb up the spout, or did it really crawl? Mweeheehee. Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The way I learned it/remember it it goes: The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout; Down came the rain and washed the spider out. But with all folk tales/tunes/rhymes/etc., there are always multiple legitimate variations. Link to post Share on other sites
Celyn: The Lutening Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The spider is incy wincy because it's an inch long and makes you wince. It climbed instead of crawling just because it fits the meter better. Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Huh. That's interesting. I didn't know that "incy wincy" was a thing. At first, I thought it might've been a mispronunciation that others were using and hearing, like how sometimes, others mistakenly use "wahla" when meaning "voila." Link to post Share on other sites
Custard Cream Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Incy wincy of course. Glad to see such serious issues being addressed at last. Link to post Share on other sites
RoseGoesToYale Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 It really should be "the gutsy-wutsy spider". Water spouts are dark and cramped and you never know when it's going to start pouring and send you tumbling out. Which is exactly what happened to this spider. And then he goes and does it all again, even after the first horrifying experience, and get's flushed out by rain yet again. Strike that, maybe it should be "the oopsie-whoopsie spider". What on earth is at the top of that water spout that he wants that badly?? (it's itsy-bitsy) Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Imse vimse, but I suppose that might be because I don't live in an english speaking country. The first option sounds more like the one I'm used to, so that one is getting my vote. Link to post Share on other sites
Member131995 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Itsy bitsy...? I thought...but @RoseGoesToYale makes a valid point. Link to post Share on other sites
Fenyxash Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Incy wincy. From the animated cartoon I used to watch on video tape. Link to post Share on other sites
Anomaly Q3Xr Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Incy Winy. Link to post Share on other sites
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