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A woman named Lit'tle Eva Lastname. Yes, that is the correct spelling of her first name; I know someone who knew her and it's pronounced La-TELL rather than little.
For anybody who doesn't know, Little Eva was a popular singer in the sixties, famous for her version of "The Locomotion."
it's also a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, a saintly little white girl named Evangeline St. Claire who of course dies tragically. Little Eva has become a not very flattering term for what we might call something like a Mary Sue.
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For anybody who doesn't know, Little Eva was a popular singer in the sixties, famous for her version of "The Locomotion."
it's also a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, a saintly little white girl named Evangeline St. Claire who of course dies tragically. Little Eva has become a not very flattering term for what we might call something like a Mary Sue.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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Interesting that it's Lit'tle and not Lil'. Lil' Eva would actually be kind of pretty, from a phonetic standpoint. La-TELL is sorta fun, but Lit'tle looks pretty mangled.
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~Everybody's doin' a brand new dance naah~
I wonder if she didn't like the name Little so she changed the pronunciation. Like someone I know who didn't like being named Penelope or the nickname Penny so she changed it to Penee like Renee.
I wonder if she didn't like the name Little so she changed the pronunciation. Like someone I know who didn't like being named Penelope or the nickname Penny so she changed it to Penee like Renee.
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Grand Funk Railroad's version was so much better.
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Hi RoxStar !!!
That spelling of 'little' is very strange.
I read that book and I like the name Evangeline because of that character. I like the full name, I dislike Eva because at this point it is not related in my opinion.
I didn't know that Little Eva is synonym of Mary Sue ... Thanks, I learned something new!
That spelling of 'little' is very strange.
I read that book and I like the name Evangeline because of that character. I like the full name, I dislike Eva because at this point it is not related in my opinion.
I didn't know that Little Eva is synonym of Mary Sue ... Thanks, I learned something new!
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it's not quite a Mary Sue ...
But kind of a mixture of Mary Sue and White Savior.
But kind of a mixture of Mary Sue and White Savior.
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