The phrase 'dear and dear' is not correct English and cannot be used in written English in any context.
Yesterday, a tax avoidance mega-leak dropped, treating us so far to both the sight of big-bollocks Tory donor Richard Ashcroft being chased into a toilet repeating "dear, dear, dear," and the shock revelation that the Monarchy is some sort of bastion of privilege.
And dear oh dear, people on this post are actually using the word "Great" when referring to the work done with the Scottish team by Andy Robinson!
In much of his correspondence, Britten is warm, addressing his friends as "my dear" or "dearest" and showing detailed concern for their tribulations.
A girl died in a car crash in our class, Francine Marie Diaz, who was a dear, dear, dear friend, and she died in a car crash our first summer, going to work at her clinic.
Just decide how dear your dear friend is and how susceptible you are to the tears rolling down Bette Midler's cheeks.
I have some very dear, dear, dear friends who a spouse and father died of ALS.
Heylin writes that the lyrics "revolve around 'dear, dear, dear, dear, Santa Fe' intended to be both a woman's name and the town in New Mexico.
So, as I write this letter to you, dear Shahidul, I am tempted to add, dear Sudha, dear Saibaba, dear Surendra, dear Shoma, dear Mahesh, dear Sudhir, dear Rona, dear Arun, dear Vernon, and also, dear Tariq, dear Aijaz, dear Aamir, dear Kopa, dear Kamla, dear Madavi, dear Maase, dear Raju, dear hundreds and hundreds of others.
Goodbye dear friend and dear teacher.
