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Why are nicknames called “nicknames”?
Where did this term originate from? According to Etymonline.com, it originates from O.E. eaca, which means to "increase". However, I can't see how the "n" got stuck in there too.
Does anyone have ...
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What is this an example of: “a napron” becomes “an apron”? [duplicate]
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“A whole nother” way of looking at things
I recently learned that the word apron was once apparently napron, but the current form has resulted from ...
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“A whole nother” way of looking at things
People say this so much (instead of "another whole" way, etc.) that I wonder how it got started. How did "another whole..." get changed to "a whole nother..."?
